a wonderful and novel departure from standard omelets.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 10 mins |
| Servings: | 1 |
| Yield: | 1 drink |
Ingredients
- 2 cups seedless watermelon cubes
- 1 lime wedge
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- ice cubes
- 1 ½ fluid ounces silver tequila
- ¾ fluid ounce orange-flavored liqueur (such as Cointreau®)
- ¾ fluid ounce lime juice
- 1 thin slice jalapeno slice, plus more for garnish
- 1 watermelon wedge
Instructions
- Puree watermelon in a blender. Wipe the rim of a margarita glass with a lime wedge; dip rim in salt.
- In a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice, add tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, jalapeño, and 2 ounces of the watermelon puree. Shake until very cold.
- Strain into prepared glass. Garnish with watermelon wedge and jalapeño slice.
- Instead of salt, you can also use coarse white decorating sugar for rimming.
- Reserve remaining puree for up to 4 more cocktails.
- Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of watermelon puree. The actual amount of watermelon consumed will vary.