Watermelon Margarita

Watermelon margarita is a boozy, colorful cocktail on the rocks with spicy kick from Jalapeno Simple syrup and is perfect for summer get together.

Margarita is my favorite tequila-based cocktail. I love fruity margarita compared to traditional ones. I can enjoy both fruits and margarita. As watermelon are in season, I decide to try this Watermelon Margarita. Best part is you can use slushy version as well as on rocks. I like on the rocks.

Watermelon are delicious on their own and they complement many other flavors as well. Mixing watermelon with some types of alcohol can results in summertime bliss!

 If you want to spike your watermelon drink, then add little vodka. Also known as a drunken watermelon, you will simply place a bottle of vodka (or other liquor) into a whole watermelon and let it slowly seep into the fruit.

Squeeze lemon or lime juice onto watermelon for a refreshing treat. Boost of acidity makes the melon taste sweeter.

You can make various delicious cocktails with fresh, juicy watermelon. Adding watermelon cubes to mojito recipe can results in delicious Independence Day Mojito, Watermelon margarita and Watermelon vodka martini.

 How to make Watermelon Margarita

Traditional margaritas call for triple sec, tequila, and lime or lemon juice. While Watermelon margarita uses fresh watermelon juice, lime juice, tequila, you can either add triple sec or not to. Then Simple syrup spiced up with jalapeno pepper gives spicy kick to the Margarita along with tajin in the rim of the glass.

Instead of adding separately watermelon juice, lime juice, jalapeno pepper infused simple syrup and tequila you can blend everything together in blender.

If your watermelon is super ripe and sweet, you will not need to add any sugar to the blender. However, if you feel like your margarita needs a little bit of sweet, add some simple syrup, or just a tablespoon or two of sugar or you can use agave nectar.

Points to remember

Use fresh and sweet watermelon, also make sure to strain the juice if it is not from seedless watermelon.

Adding jalapenos to Simple syrup brings out spicy kick, if you do not want it you can skip that and use simple syrup or agave nectar.

A Classic margarita includes, 2 oz Tequila, 1 oz Lime juice, 1 oz Cointreau while as this watermelon margarita is lighter than classic one as it has more fruit juice and no triple sec or Cointreau.

 Use your favorite tequila, but good quality is must.

If you want to serve it for a bunch of people simply increase the quantity of ingredients.

If you love fruity margaritas like me then here are the few recipes? These are tried and tested recipes. So, go ahead and give it try.

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5 from 10 votes

Watermelon Margarita

Watermelon margarita is a boozy, colorful cocktail on the rocks with spicy kick from Jalapeno Simple syrup and is perfect for summer get together

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Total Time5 minutes mins

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: Watermelon Margarita

Servings: 1

Calories: 160kcal

Author: Swathi (Ambujom Saraswathy)

Ingredients

• 3 ounces fresh watermelon juice
• 2 ounces tequila preferably 100% agave tequila
• 0.5 ounce lime juice
• 0.5 ounce jalapeno infused simple syrup *
• Tajin for rim
• Watermelon wedges
• Jalapenos slices

Instructions

• In a blender make watermelon juice using cubed fresh watermelon. strain and set aside.
• Rub the rim of a chilled margarita glass with the lime wedge. Dip the rim of the glass in the tajin to coat it.
• Pour the watermelon puree, lime juice, tequila, and jalapeno infused simple syrup mix into a shaker filled with ice cubes and shake 5 to 7 times.
• Pour the margarita into the glass with ice and garnish with watermelon wedge and jalapeno slices

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Notes

*for jalapenos infused simple syrup make simple syrup (equal quantity of sugar and water) with few jalapenos’ slices. You can adjust the heat depending upon amount jalapenos slices you are adding it to the simple syrup.

Nutrition

Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 484IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Iron: 1mg

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Swathi

This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread.  All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.