I always try to spell watermelon with two Ls. Doesn’t the word mellon have two Ls? Shouldn’t watermel(l)on?? Maybe I just want to find an excuse for my terrible spelling. It’s true. You don’t even need to know how to spell these days. A red squiggly line will do it all for you, and my brain has gotten lazy. I can literally feel myself becoming less intelligent.
I’ve actually learned a lot about how many words I used to spell incorrectly since I started this blog. I always thought avocado was spelled avacado. That’s how it sounds in my head. I also get really confused because every time I type the word fudgy I still get a red squiggly line. So then I try fudgey which is also wrong and looks worse, so I’ll take it my computer has never eaten a delicious brownie, because if it had, it would totally know fudgy is a word.
Good lord, I need a margarita. Specifically the best, thickest, most flavorful margarita I have ever tasted. And trust me, I would never joke, or exaggerate about my margaritas. They are serious business, and these are the best of the best. The secret? Soaking the watermelon in the alcohol and freezing overnight. I had to get out that little push down stick for my vitamix to get everything to blend together. 
It’s easy for a frozen margarita to taste watered down and flavorless. In fact, I usually don’t order them frozen for this very reason. This margarita contains NO ICE. Simply watermelon, tequila, orange liquor, lime and agave. No overly sweet sour mix, no extra water–just real, bold ingredients. The watermelon flavor is out-of-this-world-good. It tastes fresh, natural, and like biting in to a cold, juicy watermelon. I simply cannot get these babies out of my head!
For our Labor Day episode of Drink & Dish, Nicole and I pulled a Freaky Friday and switched places–I made the drink, and she made the dish: a loaded potato chip dip that is to die for! Crunchy potato chips in a cheesy, creamy dip with all sorts of flavors and textures working together–it is a must try! Check out this latest episode for all the details!
Ingredients
- 1/2 medium watermelon, chopped into 1" cubes
- 1/2 cup tequila
- 1/4 cup orange liqueur (triple sec, grand marnier, etc.)
- 2 shots tequila
- 1 shot orange liqueur
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 tsp agave
- coarse salt
- extra lime wedges
Instructions
- Place chopped watermelon in a large, freezer-safe container. Poor tequila and orange liqueur evenly over chopped watermelon. Cover and freeze for 12 hours or overnight.
- Transfer frozen watermelon and any liquid remains from your alcohol to a high-quality blender. Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth. If mixture is still too thick, slowly add a little more alcohol until you've reached your desired consistency.
- Run a lime wedge around the rim of each glass. Place salt on a small, flat plat and press the top of each glass into the salt. Fill each glass with frozen margaritas and serve immediately.
Notes
You may freeze your watermelon up to 3 days if you wish to prepare ahead of time.
If all of the frozen watermelon does not fit into your blender, start with 1 shot of tequila and 1/2 short of orange liqueur and slowly add from there. All blenders and watermelons are different, so start slowly with the alcohol and add as you go.
Gorgeous drink – I just have to pin it! Had to laugh that you want to spell melon with two “l”s. But, you know, the word “mellon” does exist, as in Carnegie Mellon University. 🙂
Come to mama, I neeeed this!!
The name of my HTC team is Team Watermelon. Wish you could whip a few of these at 2 in the morning this Saturday! Text you when I get to Seaside! xo
Take out the alcohol and add ice…that’s my kind of drink 🙂
Look refreshing! (I used to order a watermelon drink at a Chinese restaurant I used to go to…it was so good!)
Seriously Ari? Now all I want for lunch is a huge thick fruity margarita! These look amazing. Margaritas are my favorite drink! And I gotta try these watermelon beauties at home next time. Is it 5pm yet?!
whoa.. woman, i need this. Can i put in my order now? 😉
Haha I love your spelling explanations!
That drink looks delicious! I love fruity margaritas 🙂
I laughed out loud about the “fudgy” bit! Stupid spell check.
Definitely 100% sure I drank one of those. 😉 And definitely 100% sure I loved it!
Spelling food words is so much harder than it seems! I get zucchini mixed up ALL the time (yes, it was auto-corrected in this comment). Watermelon margaritas sounds like such a refreshing summer drink!
This looks gorgeous! Love that it contains no ice, that has to make it taste so much better 😀
This is so tempting right now! I love watermelon on its own, and this thick rich margarita looks even better! 🙂
Thanks for linking up! This sounds phenomenal – and I’m not one to joke about margaritas either! Tonight we’re going out for Mexican but it’s a BYOB place… I wonder if I have time to freeze some watermelon!
Yum! They look amazing!
Watermelon and tequila? Two of my favorite things! I’m so excited to try these at the BBQ i’m hosting this weekend! Thanks for sharing 🙂