Ingredients
Scale
4 cups diced watermelon
12-15 limes, or enough to make 8 oz of juice
1 cup honey
2 jalapeños
16 oz tequila blanco
Water
Pink Himalayan sea salt
Instructions
- Roughly chop the jalapeños.
- In a small saucepan, combine the honey, jalapeños and 1/2 cup water.
- Bring to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes for lighter heat, up to 4 minutes for more heat.
- Strain the spicy honey syrup into a jar or glass container and cool.
- Place the watermelon and 1/4 cup water in a blender and blend 1-2 minutes.
- Strain the watermelon juice through a fine sieve.
- Juice the limes to make 8 oz juice.
- Run a lime wedge around the rim of a cocktail glass and dip in pink salt.
- Add ice to the glass.
- In a cocktail shaker add 2 oz watermelon juice, 1 oz lime juice, 1 oz spicy honey syrup, 2 oz tequila, and a few ice cubes. You can double this to make 2 drinks at a time.
- Shake well.
- Strain into the cocktail glass.
- Garnish with watermelon cube and rind, limes or jalapeño slices.
- Makes 8 margaritas.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 10 min