It’s hot outside and what goes better with a hot summer afternoon than watermelon. Well, there are more than a few ways to enjoy your watermelons. We recently bought a large watermelon that was bigger than we expected. Our housekeeper suggested that we make watermelon water, which we did.
Once we tried the watermelon water, we knew we had to try it in an adult beverage so we tried our hand at a margarita and we both think it turned out great.
Ingredients
- 4 cups seedless watermelon diced
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar (you can substitute honey)
- 1 cup tequila,
- 1/4 cup triple sec.
- 2 cups of ice
- 1 jalapeno, cut into 1/4 inch licked
- 12 to 15 fresh mint leaves (you can substitute fresh basil)
Instructions
Mix the watermelon, lime juice, water, agave, tequila and triple sec in a blender and blend until super smooth. Stir in the ice, half the jalapeno slices and half of the mint leaves. (Do not blend the jalapeno slices, just stir them in with the ice) The remaining jalapeno slices and mint leaves are to garnish your drinking glasses. Stir very well and serve.
If you want your drink a little sweeter you can stir in some additional agave or some sugar. You can also taste your watermelon before you start mixing it. If the watermelon isn’t very sweet, you can throw in a few pieces of cantaloupe to add some natural sweet flavor.