Watermelon and Basil Margarita

This recipe led to the creation of one of the most delightful, healthy & refreshing drinks I’ve ever enjoyed. Not too sweet, with just the right amount of real watermelon flavor and balanced perfectly with a hint of basil, lime & salt.

Recipe inspiration comes from VinePair, and you can find the original recipe in its entirety here.

watermelonbasilmargarita

If you try this out, please be sure to share your thoughts with us! Now without further ado, here’s the recipe:

INGREDIENTS

  • 1.5 ounces of tequila (we used Lunazol Resposado)

  • 1 ounce of lime juice (we didn’t have this available, but really wish we did!)

  • 2 ounces of watermelon juice (we just popped approximately 2oz of de-seeded watermelon directly into the blender)

  • ½ ounce basil simple syrup* (recipe below)

  • 1 cup of ice

DIRECTIONS

  1. Fill a shaker with tequila, lime juice, watermelon juice, basil simple syrup, and ice

  2. Rim the glass with salt

  3. Shake mixture then pour into serving glass

  4. Garnish with a sprig of basil

BASIL SIMPLE SYRUP RECIPE INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup sugar

  • 1/2 cup water

  • 1/4 cup packed fresh basil leaves

BASIL SIMPLE SYRUP RECIPE DIRECTIONS

  1. Combine sugar, water, and basil in a sauce pan

  2. Heat mixture until sugar is dissolved

  3. Cool mixture then strain into a jar, cover and refrigerate up to two weeks