Summertime is just around the corner.
As I mentioned last week, I will be grilling various
types of meat accompanied with a salad on the side for most of the summer.
So what recipes can I possibly share?
Margaritas, of course!
These recipes will need to be tweaked according to your
personal tastes (more/less lime, or more/less tequila, or more/less sweet), but
they are a starting point.
**If you decide to use the “LIGHT” Margarita mix, then
you might consider adding the juice from a lime. I found that the flavor tends
to be a little too chalky and artificial tasting, and fresh lime juice masks
that aftertaste. **
For the most part, I use Jose
Cuervo Gold tequila for my Margaritas. It’s not the low end, but it also isn’t
100% blue agave either. Since it is used in a mixed drink, I would hesitate to
use Patron tequila, as this is more of a ‘sipping’ tequila.
Margarita (on the rocks)
Fill 12 oz. glass 7/8 full with crushed ice.
Add 1 ½ jiggers of tequila, ½ jigger Triple Sec, and fill to the top with
liquid Margarita mix (Jose Cuervo brand). Stir with straw.
Frozen Margaritas
1 can frozen limeade juice (Minute Maid 12 oz.)
1/3-1/2 can tequila (Cuervo Gold)1/4 can Triple Sec
Liquid margarita mix (Jose Cuervo brand)
Crushed ice
Fill blender with crushed ice. Add frozen limeade,
tequila, triple sec and enough margarita mix to fill 7 cup blender and blend
until smooth. Adjust to taste.
Dip rim of glass in frozen margarita mixture and then into coarse flaked salt. Fill glass with margarita. Enjoy!
Later, Peeps!
