cinco de mayo strawberry margarita – Happy Monday

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with my delicious Fresh Strawberry Margarita rimmed in a fresh mint. You may never drink the frozen version again!

Fresh Strawberry Margarita
Makes 1

1 ounces Grand Marnier
2 ounces Tequila
2 ounces lime juice
2 ounces strawberry simple syrup*
Mint Glass Rimmer*
Fresh limes

Strawberry Simple Syrup

1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 quart fresh strawberries, hulled

• Place water and sugar in a saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil stirring often to dissolve the sugar.
• Turn off heat and let cool completely.
• Place strawberries in your food processor and pulse several times until the berries are coarsely chopped
• Mix 1 cup simple syrup with chopped strawberries.

Fresh Mint Glass Rimmer

1 bunch fresh mint, leaves picked
¾ cup sugar
¼ cup salt

• Place ingredients in your food processor and whiz until it looks like green sand
• Rim the ridge of your glass with a lime wedge then dip it in the mint mixture.
• In a cocktail shaker, combine tequila, Grand Marnier, simple syrup and lime juice with ice, and shake for about 30 seconds.
• Pour and serve.

THE LOVE: This recipe can be easily doubled, quadrupled…

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