Yucatan Margarita With Tropical Fruit Recipes

TROPICAL MARGARITA

Steps:

• 1 ounce 2 tablespoons, canned tropical fruit salad, in natural juices, pureed from 15-ounce can.
• Equipment:.
• Martini shaker or pint glass.
• Shaking tin.
• Strainer.
• Blender.
• Do ahead: Empty canned, tropical fruit salad into blender and purée the contents well.
• 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.
• Serving glass: 10-ounce martini glass (chilled).
• Servings: 1.
• Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 240 (based on 80-proof tequila and using 1 tablespoon sugar)**.
• *Note: One, 15-ounce can of tropical fruit salad in natural juices makes 15 drinks.
• **Note: Higher-proof tequila contributes more calories; Triple Sec is commonly 48 proof.
• ***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.

YUCATAN MARGARITA WITH TROPICAL FRUIT

Steps:

• Rub rims of 12 glasses with lime wedges. Dip rims in sugar.
• Combine 1 1/2 cups sweet-and-sour mix, 1/2 cup tequila, 6 tablespoons papaya nectar, 6 tablespoons guava nectar, 1/4 cup cream of coconut and 8 ice cubes in blender. Process until blended. Pour into 6 glasses. Repeat with remaining sweet-and-sour mix, tequila, both nectars, cream of coconut and ice cubes. Pour into 6 glasses. Garnish each with lime slice.