Tequila-Watermelon Punch

Tequila-Watermelon Punch
Marcus Nilsson for The New York Times. Food stylist: Karen Evans. Prop stylist: Angharad Bailey.
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To make watermelon puree, put seedless chunks of watermelon in a blender and pulse, then push the puree through a mesh sieve to make it smoother. (Cutting a whole watermelon might make your kitchen look like a Gallagher set, so it’s O.K. to use precut watermelon from a supermarket.)

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Ingredients

  • 3parts watermelon puree
  • 1part silver tequila
  • ½part fresh lime juice
  • Seltzer
  • Sliced jalapeno
  • Coarse sea salt
  • Ice
  • Agave nectar (optional)
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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a large pitcher or bowl, stir together the watermelon puree, tequila and lime juice.

  2. Step 2

    To sweeten, adjust with agave nectar.

  3. Step 3

    To serve, pour into glasses over ice, top each glass with seltzer, a pinch of sea salt and slices of jalapeno.

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Almost...try this instead:
Step 1: Fill a blender with watermelon chunks. You can spoon out of half a watermelon directly into the blender rather than worrying about getting neat chunks as its all going to be blended soon
Step 2: Add 3/4 cup silver tequila and 1/4 cup Cointreau or other triple-sec
Step 3: Add juice from 1 lime
Step 4: Turn on blender and blend until watermelon is liquefied
Step 5: Add crushed ice to glasses, and serve with thin slice of lime and a pinch of salt

I froze the watermelon chunks to make puree. When you add the tequla and lime juice and agave it's like a frozen watermelon margarita. Delicious.

Definitely Ben P’s advice. Add the Cointreau. Etc. Makes for a much better cocktail.

Excellent summer drink. Not as boozy or sweet as a margarita. It will become our go to summer cocktail.

I wonder if I could omit the salt and pop in a pickled jalapeño or two?

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