MANGO MARGARITA

MANGO MARGARITA

The juice of a whole lime

2 cups of mango chunks

2 measures tequila

2 measures Triple Sec

1 tablespoon sugar

Ice

(recipe makes two)

The MANGO MARGARITA tastes as good as it looks in that picture above and I’m salivating just looking at it. The recipe for it came from a website called The Pioneer Woman Cooks and ever since my friend Niki shared it with me over the summer, I’ve been wanting to make one. But the recipe called for jarred mango chunks and I was never able to find those in a grocery store. I did end up finding some mango chunks in the freezer section though. And boy was I excited!

It all culminated tonight, when I whipped out the blender and whipped up a MANGO MARGARITA — at last! To make two margaritas, I put the mango, tequila, and Triple Sec in the measurement listed above, into the blender. I then added a little bit of sugar, the juice from a lime I’d sliced in half, and two small scoops of ice to the blender and blended on high for a minute. Lastly, I poured the thick concoction into two martini glass — one that I had salted and one I hadn’t — then garnished with some lime wheels.

The MANGO MARGARITA was worth the wait. It was a fruity, slice of mango heaven with the consistency of a sorbet. The frozen mangos probably worked better in the cocktail than jarred ones anyways, and I’d highly recommend using them. Even if you’re not crazy about tequila, but like mango, you will like this cocktail, for the agave is barely detectable. It would make a good dessert substitute or poolside cocktail. Tired Hubby had no comment as he enjoyed his MANGO MARGARITA, only slurps of joy. It’s pure genius.

Drink Up^

Cocktail Connie