Yellow Watermelon Margaritas

Name: Yellow Watermelon Margaritas
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 0.333 cup sugar; Peeled zest of 2 limes, plus 1/3 cup fresh lime juice, plus lime wedges for making salt rim, plus thinly sliced rounds for serving (optional); 0.5 small seedless yellow watermelon (about 2 ½ pounds), peeled and cut into cubes (about 6 cups); 6 ounces tequila blanco; 1 ounce elderflower liqueur, such as St. Germain; Coarse salt or Himalayan pink salt, for glasses

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Martha Stewart

Updated on March 8, 2021

Ingredients

⅓ cup sugar
Peeled zest of 2 limes, plus 1/3 cup fresh lime juice, plus lime wedges for making salt rim, plus thinly sliced rounds for serving (optional)
½ small seedless yellow watermelon (about 2 ½ pounds), peeled and cut into cubes (about 6 cups)
6 ounces tequila blanco
1 ounce elderflower liqueur, such as St. Germain
Coarse salt or Himalayan pink salt, for glasses

Directions

Bring sugar, 1/3 cup water, and lime peels to a boil, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat; let cool completely. Strain into a pitcher with lime juice.
Working in batches, purée watermelon in a food processor or blender; strain through a coarse-mesh sieve (you should have 3 cups). Add melon purée, tequila, and elderflower liqueur to the pitcher with lime syrup and stir. Chill, covered, at least 2 hours and up to 2 days.
When ready to serve, run a lime wedge around the rim of each glass and dip glasses in coarse salt. Fill glasses with ice and 1 or 2 thin lime rounds. To make each drink, add more ice and 1/2 cup tequila mixture to a cocktail shaker. Shake 15 seconds; strain into a glass. Repeat for remaining drinks and serve immediately.

Cook's Notes

Martha prefers Espolòn Blanco or Patrón Silver tequila. For a virgin drink, skip the tequila and St-Germain.

Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Living, June 2020