Watermelon Margarita
Serves 2 • Time 5 mins
To me, the perfect summer cocktail should make you feel like you’re lounging on a beach in the Hamptons, breeze blowing through your hair. (Even if in reality you’re sitting on your couch in front of a fan cause it’s “real feel” hotter than Satan’s asscrack outside.) Sorry!
In the quest for nailing down this perfect summer margarita recipe, we invited some friends over for dinner and started the evening by testing out 5 different recipes. This one was the winner. Like a standard margarita, it has orange liqueur, which we all decided was necessary for that classic margarita flavor. Unlike your usual margarita, there is no need for any additional sweeteners, as the fresh watermelon juice does the trick. Enjoy these over ice with a salt rim, or blended if you so desire. Feel the ocean breeze!
Ingredients
6 oz fresh watermelon juice *see notes
3 oz tequila blanco
2 oz lime juice
2 oz Cointreau (or other high quality orange liqueur)
Ice
Salt for rim
Notes, tips, & tricks
*You can make your own watermelon juice by blending sliced watermelon and straining the pulp over a pitcher using a fine mesh strainer/colander.
Let’s Do It
Step 1
Prepare glasses by salting rims and adding a few ice cubes. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add watermelon juice, tequila, lime juice, and orange liqueur. Cover and shake until well chilled. Strain margarita into the glass. Enjoy!
