Watermelon Margaritas Recipe

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Watermelon Margaritas Recipe

Naturally sweetened, these are fresh, tart, and perfect for summer. Blend up a batch to sip and share this weekend!

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Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Drinks

Keyword: summer, summer cocktail, watermelon recipes

Servings:

Author: Jess Smith via Inquiring Chef

Cost: $8.00

Equipment

Blender
Shallow plate or bowl

Ingredients

For the Rims (optional):

3 tablespoons sugar or salt (or use a combination for a salty-sweet rim)
1 teapsoon lime zest
2 lime wedges

For the Margaritas:

1 pound watermelon cubes (preferably seedless; see note)
1 cup tequila
1/4 cup cointreau
1/4 cup lime juice
Extra watermelon wedges, mint leaves, or some lime slices for garnish

Instructions

If you’d like to rim the glasses, combine sugar and/or salt and lime zest in a shallow bowl or plate. Rub a lime wedge around the rim of each glass. Dip the glass in the salt / sugar, rotating to coat.
Blend together watermelon, tequila, cointreau, and lime juice. (Note: If you’re using frozen watermelon cubes for a frozen margarita, you can also add about 1 cup of ice.)
Fill each glass with ice (skip this if you made a frozen margarita).
Pour margaritas over ice. Garnish with watermelon wedges, mint leaves, and / or lime slices.

Notes

For a frozen margarita with a slushy texture, freeze the watermelon cubes for at least 2 hours before blending.

If your watermelon is not particularly sweet (or if you know you would like a sweeter margarita) you can add some honey or a few whole strawberries to the blender (these will naturally add sweetness) or add some honey or sugar after tasting the drink.

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