Watermelon Tequila Cocktail from the Pantry

So, yea. That’s what this drink is. Me holding onto summer. We’ll leave it at that.

This drink is a “what do I have on hand that I can throw in a glass and make good?” drink. Remember that massive amount of tequila that I had lying around the house? Yea, we’re gonna use that here.

I started out by making this a watermelon margarita. But then it tasted a bit strong for my liking so I filled the glass the rest of the way up with tonic water. I also added a touch of agave to sweeten it up. The result= YUMMMyyyy and refreshing and perfectly summery.

This drink is unfussy and it’s Friday so lets do this and get to enjoying the weekend. Okay?

I started by simply putting my watermelon and lime juice into a food processor (a blender would also work simply fine) and processing for about 10 seconds. This resulted in slightly chunky watermelon puree and I was fine with having small bits of watermelon in my drink so I went with it. If you want this drink to be extra smooth, I recommend processing the watermelon for a bit longer. Probably closer to a minute.

Next I poured in the rest of the ingredients (minus the tonic water) and processed for a few more seconds to mix it all together well.

All of the watermelon mixture was poured 2/3 of the way full into a nice tall glass with ice. Then I added tonic water to fill the glass up. Give it a good stir, add your garnish and enjoy summer.