Watermelon lemonade

Serves 8 Prep 35 mins No cook

1 large or 2 small watermelons

250ml lemon juice (from a bottle

or squeeze your own)

100g golden caster sugar

1 litre soda water

1 lime, cut into slices small handful of mint crushed ice

1 Cut the top off the watermelon and hollow it out with a large spoon, fishing out any pips. Mash the flesh through a sieve into a bowl. Put the flesh in a blender (or use a tall jug and hand blender) with the lemon juice and sugar, whizz to a purée, then stir in the soda. 2 Heap some ice into the hollowed-out watermelon and fill it with the lemonade mixture. Serve the rest in a jug with the lime slices and mint. Have a bowl of extra crushed ice so people can help themselves. PER SERVING 243 kcals, fat 1g, saturates none,

carbs 54g, sugars 48g, fibre 2g, protein 4g, salt 0.1g