Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Strawberries and Cantaloupe in a Margarita?

Ok, this one may be out there a bit.  And, it actually requires a blender.  So here goes.

Ingredients
Cubed Cantaloupe
Strawberries
1 1/2 oz blue agave nectar
1/2 orange
juice of 1 lime
2oz decent white tequila

Preparation
First you'll need to make a puree of the cataloupe and strawberries.  I'd do 1/2 cup of cantaloupe and 5 strawberries. Drop it all in a blender and puree.  Taste the mixture to see there's a nice balance between the two fruits and add accordingly.  And, all you need for one drink is roughly 4oz of the puree.  So if you have too much, make a second drink and call over a friend already.

Next cut the orange into 4 and drop into a mixing cup.  Add the juice of 1 lime (meaning cut it in half and squeeze the crap out of it!) and the agave nectar.  Muddle quickly and add the puree, tequila and 6oz of ice.  Shake and pour.  Garnish with a strawberry (ie grab a strawberry and push it onto the side of your glass.  If its too messy that way, then fine, cut a slit into the strawberry and place it onto the side of the glass).  A a super jumbo straw and call it a party.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

It being the height of cantaloupe season I did a search for cantaloupe margaritas and chose yours from the results. I made it for a bunch of my neighbors today and it made everyone exceedingly happy. Thanks for a great recipe.

Neil
(born and raised in Miami)