Watermelon-Jalapeño Margarita

By Brandi Milloy

Watermelon-Jalapeño Margarita

Yield1 cocktail

From POPSUGAR Food

INGREDIENTS

    • Lime wedge
    • Sugar
    • 9 watermelon cubes
    • 2 ounces tequila
    • 1/2 ounce triple sec
    • 1/2 jalapeño, thinly sliced
    • 1 ounce simple syrup
    • Fresh watermelon juice

    INSTRUCTIONS

    1. Place sugar on a plate. Run a lime wedge around the rim of a margarita glass, and rotate the rim in the sugar. Add 3 watermelon cubes and a few ice cubes to the glass.

    2. Add the tequila, triple sec, 6 watermelon cubes, the jalapeño slices, simple syrup, a splash of watermelon juice, and ice to a cocktail shaker, and shake until chilled. Strain into the margarita glass, and serve immediately.