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

  1. Reserve 4 strawberries with tops for garnish and split them. Clean, dry, and trim remaining strawberries.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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