Showing posts with label cinco de mayo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cinco de mayo. Show all posts

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

In honor of the fifth of May, I will leave you with a recipe for a classic Cinco de Mayo staple: the Margarita!

Margarita
from Flickr - by Drunken Monkey

A recipe for REAL margaritas, from the food network:

1 lime, halved
Kosher salt
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (about 5 limes)
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
1 cup Triple Sec
3 cups ice
1 cup white tequila

If you like margaritas served in a glass with salt, rub the outside rims of 6 glasses with a cut lime and dip each glass lightly into a plate of kosher salt.

Combine the lime juice, lemon juice, Triple Sec, and ice in a blender and puree until completely blended. Add the tequila and puree for 2 seconds more. Serve over ice.

If you prefer frozen margaritas, halve each of the ingredients, double the ice and blend in two batches. Serve with a cut lime.

Salud!