Carrageenan Free Paleo Watermelon Margarita
Summer in a glass doesn't get much better than this — fresh watermelon blended smooth, strained, and shaken with bright lime juice, honey, and a solid pour of 100% agave blanco tequila. Every ingredient here is clean and straightforward, which matters when you're avoiding additives like carrageenan that sneak into store-bought mixers, flavored syrups, and even some bottled juices. The straining step is a small extra effort that pays off big, giving you a silky, jewel-red cocktail with none of the pulpy texture you'd get from skipping it. Honey steps in as a gentle natural sweetener that plays beautifully against the salty rim and the tartness of fresh-squeezed lime. Shaking it hard over ice chills everything down fast and gives the drink that satisfying frothy top when it hits the glass. Garnish with a wedge of watermelon and a curl of lime and it looks like something you'd pay twelve dollars for at a rooftop bar — except you made it at home in about five minutes.
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2 servings
- 3 cups seedless watermelon, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 3 oz blanco tequila (100% agave)
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 1 tbsp honey
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt, plus more for the rim
- 1 cup ice cubes, plus extra for serving
For serving
- 2 lime wedges, for rimming and garnish
- 2 small watermelon wedges, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Spread a thin layer of fine sea salt on a small flat plate. Run a lime wedge around the rim of each rocks glass, then press the rim into the salt to coat. Fill each glass with fresh ice and set aside.
- 2
Add the watermelon cubes to a blender and blend on high until completely smooth, about 20–30 seconds. Pour the watermelon purée through a fine-mesh strainer into a measuring cup or bowl, pressing with a spoon to extract as much juice as possible; discard the solids. You should have about 1 cup of strained watermelon juice.
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