Name: Watermelon Margarita Recipe
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: About 1 3/4 quarts, or 14 (4-ounce) drinks
Ingredients: 3 pounds seedless watermelon , rind removed and cut into 1-inch cubes (about 6 cups); 1 (750-milliliter) bottle silver (blanco), 100 percent agave tequila; 6 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 4 medium limes); 3 ounces peach liqueur; Ice; Lime wedges , for serving

Why it works: Agave and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 134 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Watermelon Margarita Recipe

About 1 3/4 quarts, or 14 (4-ounce) drinks

Cook1 hr 45 min

Ingredients

3 pounds seedless watermelon , rind removed and cut into 1-inch cubes (about 6 cups)
1 (750-milliliter) bottle silver (blanco), 100 percent agave tequila
6 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 4 medium limes)
3 ounces peach liqueur
Ice
Lime wedges , for serving

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

137Calories

3 gProtein

1 gFat

34 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Peach	1 medium (150g)	59
Watermelon	1 cup diced (152g)	46
Agave	1 tsp (7g)	21
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Agave + limetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together134 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Lime + peachtop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together130 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Agave + peachtop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the peach

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (agave, lime):

Avocadofits better
Blueberryfits better
Coconutfits better
Peachthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against agave, lime. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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