Watermelon Margarita with Espelette Salt

By Joelene

Ingredients

• Espelette Salt Garnish:
• 1/2 cup rock salt
• 1 teaspoon piment d'espelette
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• Lime wedges, for the glasses
• Margarita:
• 8 ounces fresh watermelon juice
• 6 ounces silver tequila
• 2 ounces lime juice
• 2 ounces triple sec

Preparation

Step 1

For the espelette salt garnish: To prepare the glasses, combine the salt, piment d'espelette and sugar in a shallow dish. Wet the edges of 4 rocks glasses with a lime wedge, then dip into the mixture. Fill the glasses with ice.
For the margarita: Combine the watermelon juice, tequila, lime juice and triple sec in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously, strain into the rimmed rocks glasses, garnish with lime wedges and serve immediately.