First off, open the lemon/lime soda or sparkling water and pour 1 cup into a measuring cup.

Slice half the jalapeño, and add the slices into the measuring cup with the soda or sparkling coconut water. And, using a spoon or pestle, smash down on the jalapeño slices. Then set aside so jalapeño will steep into the soda / sparkling coconut water.*

To get the watermelon juice, slice the watermelon into quarters. Then, spoon out the flesh into a large strainer over a deep bowl. Then, using either your hands or a spoon, squeeze the watermelon flesh so the juice trickles down into the bowl. I used about a ¾ of the watermelon to get a cup and a half of watermelon juice. *The riper the watermelon, the easier it is to get the juice squeezed out and the more juice as well.

Divide the watermelon juice between 2 glasses so there’s approximately ¾ cup watermelon juice in each.

Then, squeeze in 2 tbsp of lime juice into each glass.

Pour a half cup of the jalapeño-infused soda or sparkling water into each glass.

Add a pinch of salt to each glass and stir well.

Serve chilled with extra slices of jalapeño and lime.