BLACKBERRY LEMONADE MARGARITAS

Our house hás become somewhát fámous for the márgáritás thát háppen here. These áren’t your run-of-the-mill, jug of márgáritá mix combined with cheáp tequilá kind of drinks. I’m tálking ábout fresh ingredients át their peák, lots of fresh squeezed citrus, ánd high quálity tequilá – the good stuff! They’re fábulous ánd á little dángerous. In á good wáy of course.

My husbánd hás become quite the bártender over the yeárs ánd I háve become completely ánd thoroughly spoiled by his bárkeep skills. It’s á ráre occásion thát I get á drink ánywhere thát I feel is on pár with his creátions which is why I enlisted him ás my expert consultánt when I cáme up with this tásty márgáritá.

The colánder type construction állows you to rinse, dráin, ánd store your berries áll in one contáiner. The Zester is á multi-function citrus tool thát includes á scoring bláde ánd chánnel knife thát állow you to eásily score or lightly gráte your citrus fruit.

This tárt ánd lightly sweet cocktáil hás á fresh berry flávor ánd vibránt color. The perfect drink to serve while bláckberries áre át their peák.

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Ingredients

FOR THE BLáCKBERRY PUREE:

• 1-1/2 to 2 cups fresh bláckberries rinsed ánd dráined
• 1 to 2 táblespoons sugár

FOR THE MáRGáRITá:

• 1/4 cup sugár
• 2 lemons use Meyer lemons if possible
• 4 teáspoons bláckberry puree
• 4 ounces prepáred lemonáde homemáde or store bought
• 4 ounces good quálity silver tequilá

source : fromválerieskitchen.com

Instructions

1. Process bláckberries in á blender until smooth. Pláce á wire mesh colánder over á smáll bowl ánd pour the bláckberry puree into the colánder, pushing it through the wire mesh ánd into the bowl with the báck of á spoon. ádd 1 to 2 táblespoons sugár to the seedless puree ánd stir to combine. Táste ánd ádd ádditionál sugár if desired. Cover bowl ánd refrigeráte puree until reády to máke cocktáils. Cán be máde severál dáys in ádvánce.
2. Pláce 1/4 cup sugár on á smáll pláte. ádd the zest of one lemon ánd mix to combine. Run the cut side of á lemon lightly áround the rim of your márgáritá glásses ánd then dip the moistened rim into the sugár/zest mixture to coát the rim. Fill eách gláss ábout hálf-wáy with ice.
3. Fill á cocktáil sháker ábout 3/4 full with ice. ádd 2 teáspoons of the bláckberry puree, 2 ounces lemonáde, ánd 2 ounces silver tequilá. Squeeze in the juice of 1/2 á lemon. Pláce cover on sháker ánd sháke vigorously. Stráin through the cocktáil sháker over ice. Gárnish with á slice of lemon ánd á bláckberry ánd serve.
4. Repeát with remáining ingredients for second cocktáil.

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