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Watermelon Margarita with Espelette Salt

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup rock salt
  • 1 teaspoon piment d'espelette
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • Lime wedges, for the glasses
  • 8 ounces fresh watermelon juice
  • 6 ounces silver tequila
  • 2 ounces lime juice
  • 2 ounces triple sec

Instructions

  1. For the espelette salt garnish: To prepare the glasses, combine the salt, piment d'espelette and sugar in a shallow dish. Wet the edges of 4 rocks glasses with a lime wedge, then dip into the mixture. Fill the glasses with ice.
  2. For the margarita: Combine the watermelon juice, tequila, lime juice and triple sec in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously, strain into the rimmed rocks glasses, garnish with lime wedges and serve immediately.

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