- Prep Time
- 15 mins
- Total Time
- 30 mins
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup
- sugar
- 60mL
- ¼ cup
- 2 tbsp each salt and coloured sugar, for rimming glasses
- 60 mL
- 2
- limes for rims and garnish
- 4 cups
- frozen, cubed, seedless watermelon (see tip)
- 1 L
- 1 cup
- tequila
- 250 mL
- 1/2 cup
- lime juice (bottled or juice of 10 limes)
- 125 mL
- 1/4 cup
- orange liqueur such as Cointreau or triple sec
- 60 mL
- 3 cups
- Panache Carbonated Spring Water with Natural Lime Flavour, chilled
- 750 mL
Method
- Step 1
- To prepare simple syrup, pour 1/4 cup (60 mL) boiling water over the 1/4 (60 mL) cup sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves. Set aside to cool completely.
- Step 2
- Mix salt and coloured sugar (use coloured "decorating sugar" from the baking aisle); spread onto small dish. Cut lime wedge and rub onto rims of 8 shortball glasses (about 1 cup /250 mL each). Dip rims in salt/sugar mixture. Set aside
- Step 3
- In blender, blitz frozen watermelon, tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur and simple syrup until just slushy. (Notes: To freeze watermelon ahead, line a baking sheet with plastic wrap, arrange cubes in a single layer. Freeze overnight until firm. For non-alcoholic version, substitute tequila and orange liqueur with equal quantities of carbonated water in lime or orange flavour.)
- Step 4
- Divide watermelon slush into 8 glasses. Top with carbonated spring water. Garnish each glass with lime round, if desired.
Nutritional Facts Per Serving
- Nutrition Description:
- Per serving (1/8 of the recipe):
- Calories:
- 140
- Carbs:
- 16 g
- Sugar:
- 14 g
- Protein:
- 1 g
- Sodium:
- 35 mg