Saturday Sips: Watermelon Tequila Cocktail

from Sunset Magazine

It’s Watermelon Season! These juicy fruits are perfect to make drink with because you can blend them up, strain and its an instant juice! Plus the combo of sweet and refreshing is sure to have you refilling your drink constantly! This drink is called the Party Starter for a reason!

Ingredients:

• 1 seedless watermelon (about 6 lbs.)
• 3/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 cups silver (also called blanco) tequila

1. Cut melon into chunks and discard rind. Purée chunks in batches in a food processor. Pour mixture through a strainer into a bowl. Pour 4 cups into another bowl; whisk in lemon juice. Save any remaining watermelon juice for another use. Pour juice mixture into 4 ice cube trays* and freeze until firm, at least 3 hours or overnight.

2. Make drinks: Whirl half the watermelon cubes in a food processor until broken up, then add 1 cup tequila and whirl until blended. Pour into a pitcher and repeat with remaining ingredients.

*A standard ice cube tray has 14 cube slots.