Watermelon Margarita with Espelette Salt
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 169
- Total Fat
- 0
- Saturated Fat
- 0
- Carbohydrates
- 12
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 9
- Protein
- 0
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 305
- Total: 5 min
- Active: 5 min
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
Directions
- 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.