Ingredients
- cup water, and more as needed
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon schopped fresh rosemary
- cup scubed seeded watermelon
- cup fresh lemon juice
- tablespoon kosher salt
- tablespoon white sugar
- fluid ounce sreposado tequila
- rosemary sprigs for serving
- watermelon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Bring 1 cup water and ⅓ cup sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves. Stir in chopped rosemary; steep for 1 hour.
- Strain rosemary syrup into a blender. Add cubed watermelon and lemon juice; blend until smooth, about 30 seconds. Strain watermelon lemon mixture; pour into ice cube trays and freeze until solid, 8 hours to overnight.
- Combine salt and 1 tablespoon sugar in a small shallow dish. Lightly dampen rims of 4 (12 ounce) glasses with a wet paper towel; dip moistened rims into salt sugar mixture.
- Place ½ frozen watermelon lemonade cubes and 4 ounces tequila in a blender or the bowl of a food processor; blend until slushy, adding 1 to 2 tablespoons water to help blend mixture as needed. Pour into the prepared glasses. Repeat with remaining each watermelon lemonade cubes and tequila. Garnish with rosemary sprigs and watermelon wedges.