Pomegranate Chipotle Margarita Food

POMEGRANATE AND FIG MARGARITA

Steps:

• For the fig-honey syrup: Combine the figs, 3/4 cup water, honey and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium heat. Cook, mashing the figs with a potato masher or whisk, until the mixture thickens and is deep purple, 3 to 5 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Strain through a fine-mesh sieve set over a bowl, pressing on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible; discard the solids. Makes 5 to 6 1/2 ounces or enough for 6 to 8 cocktails (see Cook's Note).
• For the cocktail: Spread some salt in a small shallow bowl. Run 1 of the lime wheels around the rim of a rocks glass, then dip the rim into the salt to coat.
• Add the tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur, fig-honey syrup and pomegranate juice to a cocktail shaker. Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously until mixed and chilled, 20 to 30 seconds. Fill the prepared glass with ice and strain the cocktail into it. Garnish with the remaining lime wheel and fig half, pierced on a cocktail pick. Serve immediately.

POMEGRANATE MARGARITA

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients in blender until frothy.
• Pour into lime and salt garnished margarita glasses.
• Enjoy!

POMEGRANATE MARGARITA

Steps:

• Pour salt onto a plate or shallow dish. With a lime wedge rub along the rim of a glass and dip glasses upside down to salt the rim. Fill glasses with ice. In a cocktail shaker with ice place the tequila, triple sec, pomegranate juice, and lime juice. Pour into the salt-rimmed glasses and top off with club soda. Garnish with a lime wedge, if desired.

CHIPOTLE MARGARITA

Steps:

• In a cocktail shaker, muddle orange slices with ice, chipotle juice and lime juice. Add more ice, tequila, orange liqueur, and simple syrup. Shake and strain into a glass filled with ice. Serve garnished with an orange slice.

CHIPOTLE GRAPEFRUIT MARGARITA

Steps:

• For the chipotle salt: Mix together the salt and 1 teaspoon chipotle powder on a plate.
• For the margarita: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the grapefruit juice, tequila, orange liqueur and pinch of chipotle powder. Cover and shake until mixed and chilled, about 30 seconds. (In general, the drink is ready by the time the shaker mists up.).
• Moisten the rim of a chilled rocks glass with one of the grapefruit wedges and press the rim into the chipotle salt. Strain the margarita into the prepared glass and garnish with the remaining grapefruit wedge.

POMEGRANATE CHIPOTLE MARGARITA

Steps:

• Blend pomegranate juice, tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and chipotle paste or adobo sauce with ice to desired consistency, or serve on the rocks.