Black Raspberry Margarita Food

BLACKBERRY MARGARITAS

Steps:

• For the puree: Add the blackberries to a medium saucepan with the sugar and lime juice. Cook over low heat, covered, 20 to 25 minutes. Strain using a fine mesh strainer, pressing the berries to extract as much juice/puree as possible. Place in the fridge to cool completely.
• For the lime sugar: Mix together the sugar and lime zest. Use a piece of lime to moisten the rim of each margarita glass, and then dip in the lime sugar.
• For the margaritas: In a blender, add 1 cup of the tequila, 1/4 cup of the triple sec, 1/4 cup of the sugar, and the juice of 1 lime. Fill the blender with ice and blend until smooth. Then add as much blackberry puree as desired, 1/3 to 1/2 cup. Pour into 4 rimmed glasses and serve immediately. Repeat with the rest of the ingredients for the other 4 glasses.

RASPBERRY MARGARITAS

Steps:

• Place the raspberries, brandy-based orange liqueur, tequila, lemon juice, and sugar in a blender. Blend until smooth. Serve in glasses over ice cubes.

FROZEN RASPBERRY MARGARITAS

Steps:

• Blend raspberries, tequila, orange juice, lemon juice, orange liqueur, superfine sugar, and mint leaves in a blender until smooth. Add ice cubes individually, crushing each one before adding the next. Pour into chilled cocktail glasses to serve.

BLACK RASPBERRY MARGARITA

Steps:

• In a blender blend black raspberries and then strain through cheesecloth to remove seeds.
• Rinse out blender and place black raspberry juice back into blender.
• Place ice in blender and crush for 30 seconds.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Blend until smooth.
• Use half lime to coat glass rims and then dip in salt.
• Pour into glasses and enjoy!

RASPBERRY LEMON MARGARITA

Steps:

• Place ice in blender and pulse several times, to begin breaking it up. Add raspberries, club soda, lemonade mix, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and tequila and blend until thick and smooth, about 30 seconds.
• Pour 1 tablespoon or so of lemon juice into a small saucer. In another saucer, pour a thin layer of salt (table salt, or kosher is even better). Dip the rims of the glassed in the lemon juice, then the salt. Pour frozen mix into salted glass and serve.

BLACK MARGARITA

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake well and pour into a salt-rimmed glass. Garnish with lime.

FROZEN BLACKBERRY MARGARITA

Steps:

• Blend all of the ingredients (except the salt, sugar and limes) until smooth and frosty.
• Run lime wedge along rims of margarita glasses, and dip into salt-sugar mixture.
• Pour the blended drink, and garnish with blackberries and limes.