Name: Watermelon Margarita Mocktail
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups cubed watermelon, plus a small wedge for garnish; Ice; 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice, plus more for the glass rim; 2 tablespoons agave nectar; 1 tablespoon coarse salt; 1/2 teaspoon Tajin seasoning; Lime wheel, for garnish

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Looking for a recipe for a mocktail with watermelon? Let me present your spring and summer beverage: a Watermelon Margarita Mocktail (a delicious virgin watermelon margarita). Cool, refreshing, and sweet with a hint of lime, these watermelon mocktails are great on a hot day, or for anyone looking for non alcoholic drinks for Cinco de Mayo. If serving these margarita mocktails for a mixed crowd, you can always add a little blanco tequila to the shaker for those who wish to imbibe.

Watermelon Margarita Mocktail (virgin watermelon margarita)

More non-alcoholic drinks like this virgin watermelon margarita

What you need to make a mocktail with watermelon

Here’s what you’ll need to make this virgin watermelon margarita:

Food processor or blender
1 1/2 cups cubed watermelon, plus a small wedge for garnish
Cocktail shaker
Ice
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice, plus more for the glass rim
2 tablespoons agave nectar
Small dishes
1 tablespoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon Tajin seasoning
Rocks glasses or small tumblers
Lime wheel, for garnish

Want to make this a spicy watermelon margarita? here’s how:

This is DELICIOUS as a spicy mocktail, too! Add some thin slices of jalapeno to the shaker with the other ingredients, skip the salt on the rim (use only the Tajin), and add a few additional jalapeno slices to the glass as a garnish with the watermelon wedge.

How to make a watermelon margarita mocktail

To make this watermelon margarita mocktail, you’ll start by preparing the fresh watermelon juice. To do this, first, place the cubed watermelon in a blender or food processor and blend until it liquifies.

mocktail with watermelon: virgin watermelon margarita

Strain the pureed watermelon through a fine mesh strainer to separate the juice from any remaining chunks of melon, then pour the juice into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

The next step for this refreshing Cinco de Mayo mocktail is to add 2 tablespoons of the lime juice and the agave nectar to the shaker and cover with its lid. Shake until the ingredients are well mixed and well chilled.

how to make a watermelon margarita mocktail

Now it’s time to prepare your margarita mocktails glasses for presentation. Place additional lime juice on a small saucer or plate (or generously wet the rims of your glasses with a wedge of lime). On a separate small plate, combine the coarse salt and Tajin seasoning.

margarita mocktails: watermelon margarita mocktail

Dip the rim of a rocks glass in the lime juice, followed by the seasoning mixture to coat the rim.

Cinco de Mayo non alcoholic drinks: watermelon margarita mocktail

Next, let’s serve the mocktail with watermelon! Pour ice into the prepared glass(es), then pour the watermelon mixture from the shaker over the ice in the glass.

Cinco de Mayo mocktail: virgin watermelon margarita

Garnish your watermelon margarita mocktail with a small wedge of watermelon and a ring of lime.

watermelon margarita mocktail (mocktail with watermelon)

I just love the simple, lovely presentation of this virgin watermelon margarita; don’t you?

non alcoholic drinks for Cinco de Mayo: watermelon margarita mocktail

Cinco de Mayo mocktails: virgin watermelon margarita

The salt and Tajin rim balances with the sweetness of the watermelon juice so well.

Here’s the Watermelon Margarita Mocktail recipe! Whether you’re making it for Cinco de Mayo non alcoholic drinks or just anytime you want a refreshing mocktail with watermelon, I hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Cheers!