Description
A refreshing and easy Watermelon Margarita, perfect for summer! Made with fresh watermelon, tequila, Cointreau, and lime juice.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 cups cubed seedless watermelon, plus extra wedges for garnish
- 1 cup silver tequila
- ½ cup Cointreau or other orange liqueur
- ½ cup fresh lime juice, plus extra lime wedges for rimming glasses
- ¼ cup agave nectar, or more to taste
- 2 cups ice
- Coarse salt or sugar, for rimming glasses (optional)
Instructions
- Cube the Watermelon: Cut your watermelon into roughly 1-inch cubes. You’ll need about 6 cups.
- Blend the Watermelon: Place the cubed watermelon into a high-powered blender. Blend until completely smooth.
- Strain the Watermelon Juice (Optional): Pour the blended watermelon through a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth-lined colander into a large bowl or pitcher. Press down on the solids to extract as much juice as possible. Discard the solids.
- Chill the Watermelon Juice: Place the strained watermelon juice in the refrigerator to chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Combine Ingredients: In a large pitcher, combine the chilled watermelon juice, tequila, Cointreau (or other orange liqueur), lime juice, and agave nectar.
- Stir Well: Stir the mixture thoroughly until all the ingredients are well combined and the agave nectar is completely dissolved.
- Adjust Sweetness: Taste the margarita mixture and adjust the sweetness as needed. Add more agave nectar if too tart, or lime juice if too sweet.
- Add Ice: Add the 2 cups of ice to the pitcher. Stir gently to chill the mixture.
- Prepare the Rim (Optional): Pour coarse salt or sugar onto a small plate. Rub a lime wedge around the rim of each margarita glass. Dip the rim into the salt or sugar, rotating gently to coat the entire rim.
- Fill with Ice: Fill each rimmed glass with ice.
- Pour the Margaritas: Carefully pour the watermelon margarita mixture into the prepared glasses, filling them to the top.
- Garnish: Garnish each margarita with a watermelon wedge or a lime wedge.
- Serve Immediately: Serve the watermelon margaritas immediately and enjoy!
Notes
- For a smoother margarita, strain the watermelon juice.
- Adjust the agave nectar to taste, depending on the sweetness of your watermelon.
- Don’t over-stir after adding ice to avoid diluting the margaritas.
- For a spicy margarita, add a few slices of jalapeño to the blender when making the watermelon juice.
- To make a frozen margarita, blend all ingredients with extra ice.
- Omit the tequila and Cointreau for a refreshing watermelon mocktail.
- You can prepare the watermelon juice and the margarita mixture ahead of time and store them in the refrigerator until you’re ready to serve.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes