Strawberry-Habanero Prickly Pear Margarita

Sonoran-style spicy prickly pear margarita cocktail served on the rocks and made with a Strawberry and Habanero Infused Tequila Recipe. Prickly pears are native to the Sonoran-Mexican borderlands region of Southern Arizona. Prickly Pear juice and syrup can be ordered online. 

How to make a spicy prickly pear margarita cocktail with black salt drink rim.
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Strawberry-Habanero Prickly Pear Margarita
Servings: 1 cocktail
How to make a spicy Sonoran-style prickly pear margarita cocktail, on the rocks with strawberry and habanero infused tequila and a black volcanic salt rim using a Strawberry and Habanero Infused Tequila Recipe invented by The Parish Tucson's lead bartender Stephanie Kingman.

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce prickly pear juice or syrup use syrup if you want a sweeter drink
  • 1 ounce Strawberry Habanero Tequila
  • the juice from 2 lemons.
  • black-salt such as Hawaiian sea salt
  • lemon wedge for garnish

Instructions

  • Fill a shaker with ice, then add
  • 1 ounce prickly pear juice or syrup (use syrup if you want a sweeter drink)
  • 1 ounce Strawberry Habanero Tequila
  • the juice from 2 lemons.
  • Shake to combine, then strain over fresh ice in a black-salt (such as Hawaiian sea salt) rimmed glass. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Notes

 
Course cocktails, Drinks
Cuisine Mexican, Sonoran Style Mexican
Keyword Prickly pear margarita recipe, spicy margarita recipe, spicy Mexican cocktail recipe, spicy prickly pear margarita recipe, Taste of Tucson recipe

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