Toast the End of Summer with This Clever Watermelon Tequila Punch
Watermelon is having quite the summer. In the season’s earliest days, everyone was raving about the watermelon keg. Then Reddit users went gaga for this watermelon carved to look like a dragon head. Recipes for watermelon ice, watermelon ice pops, and hacks for carving watermelon were abundant.
Now, as summer draws to a close, our friend Meiko Arquillos present Yahoo Food with a delightful how-to video based on Jeanne Kelley’s Watermelon-Tequila Punch recipe.
Enjoy!
Watermelon-Tequila Punch
After scooping out the watermelon, the empty shell becomes the punch bowl. Be sure to make this in summer when watermelon is in season and at the peak of sweetest.
6 to 8 servings
1 small ripe seedless watermelon
2 tablespoons sugar
½ cup silver tequila made from 100% agave
1/3 cup fresh lime juice, plus lime slices for garnish
Using large sharp knife, cut off top ¼ of watermelon. Cut small slice off rind (not flesh) of opposite end of watermelon so it stands up. Scoop out watermelon flesh; reserve watermelon “bowl.” Puree watermelon in batches in blender. Mix in sugar and refrigerate just until cold. Pour puree, tequila and lime juice into watermelon. Float lime slices on top. Serve in glasses over ice or with straws!
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