Tequila-Soaked Watermelon Wedges
May 5th, 2011
I thought this recipe was quite fitting for today. Enjoy your Cinco de Mayo! I know I will.
Ingredients:
- 1 inch-thick watermelon wedges (enough to lay flat in two 9×13-inch baking dishes)
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup tequila
- 1/4 cup Triple Sec
- 2 limes, halved or cut into wedges
- sea salt
Arrange watermelon wedges in a single layer in 2 (9×13-inch) baking dishes. Prepare Spiked Simple Syrup: Bring sugar, water, tequila, and Triple Sec to a boil in a small saucepan. Cook, stirring until sugar dissolves, about 1 minute. Set aside to cool.
Pour cooled syrup over watermelon and refrigerate for at least 45 minutes (longer if you wish). Remove watermelon from syrup, and arrange on a platter. Squeeze limes over the watermelon and sprinkle with sea salt.
An alternative way to serve these: you can use a melon scooper to scoop out round balls of watermelon to soak in the syrup, then place two watermelon balls on a toothpick and serve them that way (more like an appetizer).
Reader Tip: These will look delicious to the kiddos. Make sure they have their own virgin wedges to join you in celebration. Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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