Traeger Kitchen
Grilled Melancholy Fix Cocktail
Prep Time
5 Minutes
Cook Time
6 Minutes
Effort
Pellets
Cherry
Get your fix with this smokin' cocktail. Fresh cantaloupe juice, lime juice Reposado, smoked salt and a little sweetness make for your new favorite cocktail.
Ingredients
How many people are you serving?
2
Units of Measurement:
main
2 Whole cantaloupe
1 Cup turbinado sugar
1/2 Ounce Traeger Smoked Simple Syrup
1/2 Ounce lime juice
2 Ounce cantaloupe juice
Jacobsen Salt Co. Cherrywood Smoked Salt
3 Ounce reposado tequila
Steps
1
When ready to cook, set Traeger temperature to 500℉ and preheat, lid closed for 15 minutes.2
Cut cantaloupe in half and scoop out seeds. Slice one of the cantaloupe halves into wedges. Set aside.Ingredients
2 Whole cantaloupe
3
Take the other half, remove rind and cut into 1 inch cubes. Place cantaloupe into a blender, puree and pour through a mesh strainer. Set juice aside.4
Coat cantaloupe wedges in turbinado sugar and place on preheated grill. Grill for 3 minutes per side or until grill marks form. Remove from grill, quarter wedges into triangles and set aside.Grill: 500 ˚F
Ingredients
1 Cup turbinado sugar
5
In a cocktail shaker, add Traeger Smoked Simple Syrup, lime juice, 1 ounce cantaloupe juice, smoked salt and tequila. Shake for 10 seconds and strain into double rocks glass.Ingredients
1/2 Ounce Traeger Smoked Simple Syrup
1/2 Ounce lime juice
2 Ounce cantaloupe juice
Pinch Jacobsen Salt Co. Cherrywood Smoked Salt
3 Ounce reposado tequila
6
Add crushed or pebble ice to glass until overfilling with ice.7
Garnish with a slice of grilled cantaloupe. Enjoy!