Tropical Margarita

Tropical Margarita


1. 1 ounce 2 tablespoons, canned tropical fruit salad, in natural juices, pureed from 15-ounce can.

2. Equipment:.

3. Martini shaker or pint glass.

4. Shaking tin.

5. Strainer.

6. Blender.

7. Do ahead: Empty canned, tropical fruit salad into blender and purée the contents well.

8. For one cocktail drink: Juice the lime and pour into martini shaker. Add simple syrup, tequila, Triple Sec and 1 ounce tropical fruit salad purée. Fill martini shaker with ice and shake vigorously 10 times. Strain into chilled martini glass and garnish with an orange and a lime wedge.

9. Serving glass: 10-ounce martini glass (chilled).

10. Servings: 1.

11. Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 240 (based on 80-proof tequila and using 1 tablespoon sugar)**.

12. *Note: One, 15-ounce can of tropical fruit salad in natural juices makes 15 drinks.

13. **Note: Higher-proof tequila contributes more calories; Triple Sec is commonly 48 proof.

14. ***Note: Want a non-alcoholic margarita punch instead? Combine the puréed fruit with a carbonated lemon-lime drink in a tall glass with ice – the amount to match your taste, and garnish with orange and lime slices.

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