Description

Give your margaritas a little heat and kick with some fresh jalapenos and what better kind than watermelon? They are gorgeous, fresh, and delicious and could soon become your favorite margarita drink.

Ingredients

• 2 c. fresh watermelon juice
• 1/2 c. freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1/2 c. tequila
• 1/4 c. Triple Sec or any orange liqueur
• thin slices of fresh jalapeño
• Garnish:
• salt or sugar to rim the glasses, frozen watermelon cubes, jalapeno slices, lime slices

Steps

1. Fresh Watermelon Juice:
2. Blend up a bunch of watermelon in a blender until smooth, then strain the juice out through a fine-mesh strainer. Or if you have a juicer, add the fresh watermelon directly into the juicer.
3. In a shaker, add the watermelon juice, lime juice, tequila, triple sec, and a slice or two of fresh jalapeño, starting with less jalapeño, then taste test to desired taste. More can always be added.