Jalapeño Avocado Margarita
By W&P Designs
Jalapeño Avocado Margarita
By W&P Designs
Yield/Serves:
Makes 1 cocktail
- 1 slice extra-ripe avocado, about ½ inch thick
- 1 slice fresh jalapeño, plus 1 slice for garnish, seeds removed
- 1 cilantro sprig, plus 1 sprig for garnish
- 2¼ ounces blanco tequila
- 1 ounce Cointreau
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
It’s easy to equate avocados with guacamole, but the fruit (yes, avocado is a fruit) perfectly lends itself to our spicy take on the classic margarita. This guaca-marg hybrid is proof that avocados aren’t just for chip-dipping and taco-topping. By muddling fresh avocado before shaking the cocktail over ice, you create a smooth, creamy base that can be spiked with punchy tequila, tart lime juice and spicy jalapeños. You may want some tortilla chips to snack on with this drink.
In a cocktail shaker, muddle the avocado, jalapeño and cilantro until the avocado is thoroughly mashed.
Add the tequila, Cointreau and lime juice.
Add ice, cap and shake vigorously for 20 seconds.
Using a fine-mesh strainer, strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with the remaining cilantro and jalapeño and serve.
In a cocktail shaker, muddle the avocado, jalapeño and cilantro until the avocado is thoroughly mashed.
Add the tequila, Cointreau and lime juice.
Add ice, cap and shake vigorously for 20 seconds.
Using a fine-mesh strainer, strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with the remaining cilantro and jalapeño and serve.