Blueberry and Basil Margarita
Makes 1 Cocktail
INGREDIENTS
2 oz. fresh lime juice
1½ oz. fresh lemon juice
3 tbsp. sugar
3 oz. fresh blueberries
4 basil leaves, plus 1 sprig
3 oz. reposado tequila
1½ oz. Grand Marnier
1 oz. agave syrup
1½ oz. fresh lemon juice
3 tbsp. sugar
3 oz. fresh blueberries
4 basil leaves, plus 1 sprig
3 oz. reposado tequila
1½ oz. Grand Marnier
1 oz. agave syrup
INSTRUCTIONS
Boil juices and sugar in a small saucepan until sugar
dissolves; cool. Pour syrup into a shaker with all but 4 blueberries and the
basil leaves; crush with a spoon. Add tequila, Grand Marnier, and agave. Fill
with ice, and shake. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice; garnish with
remaining blueberries and basil.
Garden Fresh Margarita
Makes one drink
Ingredients
FOR THE GINGER-KALE JUICE
1 cup ginger juice (see note)
½ cup kale juice (see note)
2 oz. blanco tequila
1 oz. lime juice
¾ oz. agave nectar
Salt, for rimming the glass
1 oz. lime juice
¾ oz. agave nectar
Salt, for rimming the glass
INSTRUCTIONS
Rim a rocks glass with salt, set aside. Fill a cocktail
shaker with ice and pour in ½ oz. ginger-kale juice, tequila, lime
juice and agave nectar. Shake well, and pour over ice into your salt-rimmed
glass.
Note: Fresh ginger and kale juices are available for
takeaway at some juice bars. To make kale juice at home, wash, stem, and
roughly chop kale, and liquefy in a blender at high speed, straining out solids
if desired. To make ginger juice at home, finely grate knobs of peeled ginger
over cheesecloth; squeeze cheesecloth to strain out ginger juice.
Watermelon Margarita
Serves 2
Watermelon gives the Silver Coin Margarita, from Austin's Fonda San
Miguel, its refreshing kick. We recommend using Herradura Silver Tequila.
FOR THE WATERMELON-INFUSED TEQUILA:
1 medium-size seedless watermelon
1 750-ml bottle of silver tequila
1 medium-size seedless watermelon
1 750-ml bottle of silver tequila
FOR THE MARGARITA:
4 oz. of the watermelon-infused tequila
2 oz. frozen limeade
2 cubes of the infused watermelon
1 1⁄2 oz. Cointreau
Watermelon wedges
4 oz. of the watermelon-infused tequila
2 oz. frozen limeade
2 cubes of the infused watermelon
1 1⁄2 oz. Cointreau
Watermelon wedges
1. For the infused tequila, cut a watermelon into 1"
cubes (rind removed) until you have roughly 2 lbs. of fruit. Transfer to a
glass jar, pour in tequila, seal jar, and let steep for 2 days.
2. To make drinks, combine the watermelon-infused tequila, 2
cups crushed ice, frozen limeade, infused watermelon, and Cointreau in a
blender. Purée until slushy. Garnish with watermelon wedges.
The Guavarita
Serves 1
The mixologist at Bar Americain who gave us this recipe had
one thing in mind when creating this cocktail: to come up with something
tropical, refreshing, and—most importantly—loaded with tequila.
5 pieces fresh basil, torn into small pieces
1 1⁄2 oz. guava nectar
3 oz. Don Julio Reposada tequila
1⁄4 oz. fresh lime juice
1 1⁄2 oz. guava nectar
3 oz. Don Julio Reposada tequila
1⁄4 oz. fresh lime juice
1. In a shaker, mix basil, guava nectar, tequila, and lime
juice—taking care not to muddle the basil—then shake and serve, over ice, in a
rocks glass.
WOW! what a great lineup of drinks for celebrating Cinco de Mayo. Thanks so much for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday Cinco de Mayo.
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