Margaritas are popular Mexican-American cocktails served at homes and restaurants across the globe. One popular, summery adaptation of the traditional margarita is the mango mint margarita. Blending the sweet, tangy flavor of ripened mango with cool and refreshing mint, this is the perfect warm-weather alcoholic beverage. Learn create your own mango mint margarita following a few simple steps.
Instructions
1. Add two cups of ice cubes into a blender and 2-3 shot glasses full of high-quality tequila. A great choice is Patron Silver, but if and 2-3 shot glasses full of high-quality tequila. A great choice is Patron Silver, but if you're on a budget, Jose Cuervo works just fine. If you're a light drinker, only use 1 or 2 shot glasses of liquor.
2. Slice your mango in half and carefully remove the pit from the center of the fruit. Discard the pit. Then, taking your knife, outline the perimeter of the fruit to loosen it and slice checkerboard cuts across the fruit.
3. Press all of the mango fruit out of its skin and into the blender. It should come out fairly easy after slicing it.
4. Place the lid on your blender and chop or grate the mixture, so as to break down the ice cubes. Before the mix is too well-blended, remove the lid.
5. Wash a few sprigs of mint and chop up the leaves roughly. Sprinkle mint pieces into the blender and place the lid back on the top.
6. Gently blend the margarita mixture on a setting such as "smoothie." You want to ensure you don't completely break down the mint leaves, as they look pretty blended in your margarita.
7. Pour your mango mint margarita mix into four cocktail glasses, placing any remaining margarita mix into the refrigerator. Garnish each drink with a little paper umbrella for a touch of the islands!
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