Frozen Watermelon Margartitas

By lorik

To salt the glasses, place 1/2 cup coarse salt on a plate, run a cut lime around the edge of each glass, then dip each glass into the salt to coat.

Ingredients

• FREEZE:
• 6 cups cubed watermelon
• PEEL:
• 1 1 2/3 2/3 sliced 2/3 cup water 2/3 cup sugar
• PURÉE:
• 1 2/3 white or silver tequila 2/3 cup fresh lime juice Pinch of salt Lime and jalapeño slices

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 15mins
Adapted from

Preparation

Step 1

Freeze watermelon until solid.

Peel orange with a vegetable peeler. (Do not include white pith.) Heat orange peel, jalapeño, water, and sugar in a small saucepan to a boil over high, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until sugar dissolves, 5 minutes. Let simple syrup cool to room temperature; strain, discard solids, and chill until ready to use.

Purée watermelon, tequila, lime juice, 2/3 cup simple syrup, and salt in a blender. Garnish margaritas with lime and jalapeño slices.