Mango Margarita
Mango Margarita
Take the classic blended margarita and give it a tropical spin, using fresh or frozen mango as the base. It’s a perfect quantity for entertaining a small group.
Equipment
- Citrus Squeezer
Ingredients
- 2 large Ripe mango
- 1/2 cup Fresh lime juice
- 3/4 cup Silver tequila
- 1/2 cup Triple sec
- 1/4 cup Superfine sugar
- 3 1/2 cup Ice cubes
Garnish
- 2 tbsp Superfine sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp Fine sea salt
- 1 tsp Chili powder
- 1/2 tsp Ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp Ground cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp Lime zest
- 1 Lime cut into 6 wedges
Instructions
- Slice the mango cheeks from the seed and use a spoon to scoop the meat of the mango into the blender.
- Trim the remaining skin from around the mango seeds, slice as much mango meat off the seeds as possible, and add the mango the blender.
- Add the lime juice, tequila, triple sec, sugar, and ice.
- Blend on speed 3 until thick and slushy, with no ice chips remaining, about 15 seconds.
To Garnish
- Have ready 6 margarita glasses or goblets.
- In a small wide shallow bowl or plate, combine the sugar, salt, dry spices, and lime zest.
- Moisten the rim of each glass with a lime wedge, dip the rim in the sweet and savory mixture, turning the glass back and forth until the rim is evenly coated. Repeat to coat each rim.
- Pour the margarita into each prepared glass. Garnish with a lime wedge. Serve immediately.