Strawberry Margaritas
(from anacaeca’s recipe box)
Source: Food Network, Rachel Ray
Prep time: 10 minutes
Serves 4 people
Categories: Beverages, Fruit, untested
Ingredients
- 2 pints ripe strawberries
- 4 ripe limes, juiced, plus 1 lime wedge for rimming and garnish
- 8 rounded tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 trays ice cubes
- 8 shots good quality tequila or substitute
- Coarse salt, to rim glasses
Directions
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Reserve 4 strawberries with tops for garnish and split them. Clean, dry, and trim remaining strawberries.
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Add all but the reserved strawberries to a blender. To that, add the juice of 1 ripe lime, 2 rounded tablespoons sugar, a splash of orange juice, 1/2 a tray of ice cubes and 2 shots of tequila. Blend on high speed until the drink is icy but smooth.
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Rim a cocktail glass with lime juice and dip rim in salt and pour in the frozen strawberry lime drink. Garnish glass with a wedge of lime and a split strawberry. Repeat with remaining ingredients.