Hibiscus Watermelon Refresco

It is so hot!  I hear it all over the web. It’s hot here in Houston. It’s thick hot. Then it’s dry hot. Then it’s humid and hot. It’s just so much.  All you want is to cool down!
This is the perfect drink for these unbearable days and nights.
No major energy spent at all.

Hibiscus Watermelon Refresco

2 cups Hibiscus tea
3 cups watermelon
Lime
Agave Nectar or Honey (or not)
Pink sea salt

Brew 3 tablespoons of dried hibiscus flowers in 2 cups of water. Pour boiling water over flowers and stir.
Sit down. Fan yourself.
Remove seeds and cut 1/3 of a large watermelon into chunks.
Stand in front of open refrigerator after putting away the melon. Close your eyes and enjoy the cool air.
Put 3 cups of ice into a large pitcher, have a little ice party on your forehead. Let the water run down your neck.
Strain tea from solids and  pour the beautiful red tea into the ice. Stir. Inhale the fruity essence of the tea.
Put the watermelon in your blender, in batches if necessary, but don’t strain yourself. It’s not molecular cuisine is it?
Read a nice magazine while you wait for the ice to melt completely into the tea.

Add the melon to the pitcher. Squeeze half a lime into the mixture. Squirt some agave nectar in.  Add a little salt to taste.
Pour the tea thru a strainer into a pretty glass and recline.
Fan your self as you refresh while you enjoy your beautiful drink.
Take a nap with your favorite animal.
Why not? That was exhausting and it’s so hot!

I used lemon not lime as my recipe calls for. It was so hot, I just used what was already sliced.