Sitting Pretty for Summer
The one thing that has remained constant is my complete and utter adoration for sharing food with people I love. It’s funny, because I often tell others how I really have no desire to be a chef in a r...
Say what? Frozen? Avocado? Margaritas? If you love the cooling and refreshing creaminess of avocado, you’ll adore it frozen with lots of lime. It’s one big adult slushy. Salted rim and all.
Ingredients
SERVINGS: 4 Serving(s)
- 4 cups (1 quart) ice
- 2 avocados, pitted and peeled
- ½ cup silver tequila
- ½ cup fresh lime juice
- ¼ cup Grand Marnier
- ¼ cup simple syrup
- Pinch of salt
- Coarse salt, for rimming the glasses
- Lime wedges, for garnish
Preparation
In a high-powered blender, combine the ice, avocados, tequila, lime juice, Grand Marnier, simple syrup, and salt. Blend until mixed. Taste and, if desired, add a little more tequila or simple syrup—whatever you need. Place the coarse salt on a plate. Rim the glasses with lime wedges and dip the rims in the coarse salt. Spoon the frozen margarita into the glasses and serve with lime wedges.
Recipe and photo from The Pretty Dish: More Than 150 Everyday Recipes & 50 Beauty DIYs to Nourish Your Body Inside & Out by Jessica Merchant, Rodale Books, 2018.
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