Cranberry Margarita Food

CRANBERRY MARGARITA

Steps:

• Rim 2 wine glasses with sugar and salt. Fill with ice. Add an orange slice and lime slice to each glass.
• Pour cranberry juice, tequila, triple sec, orange juice, and lime juice into a shaker. Shake well.
• Pour mixture evenly over ice in rimmed glasses. Top with lemon-lime beverage.

CRANBERRY MARGARITAS

Steps:

• Put everything into a blender.
• Blend at high speed until smooth and the ice chunks are well blended.
• Serve in ice cold tall glasses, rimmed with salt and garnished with a slice of lime.

CRANBERRY MARGARITA

Steps:

• Combine the tequila, cranberry juice, orange liqueur, and lime juice in a large pitcher. Shake over ice.
• Strain into margarita glasses or low cocktail flutes. Alternately, strain into low tumblers filled with ice.

CRANBERRY MARGARITAS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high. Serve.
• If your blender is small or not high-powered, make the margaritas in 2 batches.

CRANBERRY MARGARITAS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high. Serve. If your blender is small or not high-powered, make the margaritas in 2 batches.

CRANBERRY MARGARITA

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except garnish in blender. Blend on high until smooth and frosty. Serve in a margarita glass. Garnish with dried cranberries and a lime wheel.

CRANBERRY MARGARITAS

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients, except for the ice. Pour half of the mixture in the blender and fill the rest of the blender with ice. Blend. Repeat with second half of mixture.

ORANGE-CRANBERRY MARGARITA

Steps:

• For the cranberries: Combine the granulated sugar and 1 cup water in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Cook until the sugar is dissolved. Add the cranberries and weight with a plate to submerge them in the liquid. Cover the pot and refrigerate for at least 8 hours and up to 48 hours.
• Drain the cranberries, reserving the syrup. (Yields about 1 1/2 cups syrup; store leftover syrup in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 1 month.)
• Put the superfine sugar on a baking sheet, and toss the cranberries in the sugar. Refrigerate the cranberries, uncovered, for 1 hour, then toss again in the sugar. Refrigerate in an airtight container. (Makes about 2 cups.)
• For the margarita: In a cocktail shaker, muddle the lime and orange zests with the cranberries, 1/4 cup of the cranberry syrup, and the sugar.
• Add the tequila, orange juice, lime juice and orange liqueur; stir until combined. Fill 4 glasses with ice cubes, and strain some of the margarita mixture over each. Garnish each glass with 6 sugared cranberries.

CRANBERRY MARGARITA #2

Steps:

• Moisten rim of margarita or martini glass with some cranberry juice.
• Hold glass inverted and dust exterior portion with some granulated sugar so it sticks to the juice on the outside rim.
• Add ice cubes to a cocktail shaker and top with tequila, triple sec, and cranberry juice.
• Replace lid and shake vigorously.
• Pour into prepared glass and serve.
• Salud!

FROZEN CRANBERRY MARGARITAS

Steps:

• Pour all the ingredients into a 3 qt plastic container; beat with a wire whisk till well blended.
• Cover and freeze for at least 24 hrs, till slushy. Serve in margarita or cocktail glasses.

CRANBERRY MARGARITA

Steps:

• Using a fine, clean paintbrush, paint a thin layer of honey around the rim of 4 margarita or martini glasses. In a saucer, combine the orange zest, salt and sugar, then turn the glasses upside down and dip them into the mixture. Put the glasses in the fridge to chill.
• In a cocktail shaker, combine the orange juice, tequila, lime juice, cranberry juice, triple sec and ice, and shake to combine. When the outside of the shaker feels cold, strain the mixture into your prepared glasses and serve.

CRANBERRY MARGARITA

Steps:

• For cranberry jam:
• Bring cranberries, sugar, orange juice, and 1/4 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thick and jammy, 30-40 minutes. Mix in orange zest; let cool.
• DO AHEAD: Jam can be made 5 days ahead. Cover and chill.
• For assembly:
• Mix salt, sugar, and five-spice powder on a small plate. Rub rims of Old Fashioned glasses with lime wedge; dip in salt mixture and fill glasses with ice.
• For each cocktail, combine 1/2 ounce lime juice, 1 ounce orange juice, 1 1/2 ounces tequila, and 2 tablespoons cranberry jam in a cocktail shaker; fill with ice. Cover and shake until outside is frosty, about 30 seconds. Strain into prepared glass.