Frozen Watermelon Margaritas

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups watermelon, seedless, 1-inch chunks
• 4 lime wedges
• kosher salt, on a small plate
• 3/4 cup triple citrus tequila or 3/4 cup any good-quality tequila
• 1/2 cup triple sec
• 1/3 cup fresh lime juice

Recipe

• 1 place the melon chunks in a plastic bag, and freeze until solid.
• 2 run the lime wedge around the rim of a large stemmed cocktail glass. dip the moistened rim in salt. set the lime wedge and glass aside. repeat with the remaining wedges and 3 more glasses.
• 3 transfer about 3/4 of the melon chunks, separating them, to a blender. add the tequila, triple sec, and lime juice, and blend until fairly smooth. divide the cocktail mixture among the prepared glasses. squeeze a lime wedge into each cocktail, drop the wedge into the glass and serve immediately.
• 4 tequila tip:.
• 5 for an extra touch of color and flavor, mix 2 teaspoons finely minced lime zest (colored peel) into the salt before rimming the glass.