This weekend for Family Dinner on Sunday night, we wanted to try something new. That's not unusual, because we're a family of foodies and always experimenting. What was unusual was that our experiment of choice was with a beverage. We found a wonderful watermelon at the Farmers' Market on Saturday, which reminded us of a recipe we'd seen for Watermelon Margaritas. Say. No. More.

Watermelon Margaritas (courtesy of Cooking Light)

2 teaspoons sugar

1 lime wedge

3 1/2 cups cubed seeded watermelon

1/2 cup tequila

2 tablespoons sugar

3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 tablespoon Triple Sec (orange flavored liqueur)

Lime wedges or watermelon balls

1. Place 2 teaspoons sugar in a saucer. Rub the rims of six glasses with 1 lime wedge, spin the rim of each glass in sugar to coat, set aside.

2. Combine watermelon and next 4 ingredients (through Triple Sec) in blender, process until smooth. Fill each prepared glss with 1/2 cup crushed ice, add 1/2 cup margarita mixture and garnish with lime wedges or watermelon balls.

While we liked this drink, we thought that we might like it even MORE if we substituted vodka for tequila. So, for the next batch (and of course there was a next batch, people), we did. The tequila was great, the vodka stupendous! 

What a great summer drink. We're glad we discovered and even more glad that we experimented with it. If you try it, let us know!

And if you want to know more about the watermelon that started this drink, head on over to http://www.v3im.com/2010/08/vlogging-it-just-gets-easier/ and check us out.