Spicy Prickly Pear and Strawberry Margaritas

Name: Strawberry-Habanero Prickly Pear Margarita Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 ounce prickly pear juice or syrup (use syrup if you want a sweeter drink); 1 ounce Strawberry Habanero Tequila (see recipe linked below); juice from 2 lemons; black-salt (such as Hawaiian sea salt); lemon wedge for garnish

Spicy prickly pear and strawberry margarita recipe made with infused tequila, fresh lemon, and a black salt rim. Prickly pears are native to the Sonoran-Mexican borderlands region of Southern Arizona. Prickly Pear juice and syrup can be ordered online.

The margaritas are made using this recipe for Strawberry and Habanero Infused Tequila. It only takes about 24 hours to make. If you start a batch on a Friday afternoon, you’ll have enough for several rounds of margaritas by Saturday.

The black salt rim looks spectacular against the magenta of the prickly pear. Hawaiian black sea salt has a slightly mineral, almost smoky flavor that cuts through the sweetness and amplifies the heat from the habanero.

Spicy prickly pear margarita with strawberry-habanero infused tequila and black Hawaiian salt rim, recipe and cocktail photography by Jackie Alpers

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 0

Total Time: 5

Strawberry-Habanero Prickly Pear Margarita Recipe

Servings: cocktail

Author: Jackie Alpers

Recipe for a sweet and spicy Sonoran-style prickly pear margarita cocktail, on the rocks made with this Strawberry Habanero Infused Tequila recipe.

Ingredients

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

Instructions

Rim a glass with lemon juice, then press into black salt to coat.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the prickly pear juice or syrup, strawberry-habanero tequila, and fresh lemon juice. Shake vigorously until well chilled, about 15 seconds.
Strain over fresh ice into the prepared glass. Garnish with a lemon wedge and serve immediately.

Notes

Course cocktails, Drinks

Cuisine Mexican, Sonoran Style Mexican

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