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Where would you spend your perfect summer? The beach or the pool? For us, as long as there is some form of water nearby and a glass of the Perfect Strawberry Margarita in our hand, then we're set! This tingling temptation is rushing with sweet strawberry flavors and a hint of lime to provide you with that cool, refreshing gush, sip after sip. It doesn't get much better than this! Here's to the Perfect Strawberry Margarita; step one to the best summer ever!
Ingredients
- 1 lime slice, plus more, to taste, for garnish
- coarse salt, to taste
- 3 ounces tequila
- 3 ounces orange-flavored liqueur, such as Cointreau®
- 2 ounces fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 cups strawberries, hulled, plus more, to taste, whole, for garnish
- 1 tablespoon simple syrup, store-bought or homemade
- 1 cup ice
Directions
Step 1 -Use 1 of the lime slices to trace the rim of two margarita glasses.
Step 2 -Add the salt to a plate or shallow bowl, then dip the rims of the margarita glasses into the salt.
Step 3 -In a blender, add the tequila, the orange-flavored liqueur, the lime juice, 1 1/2 cups of the strawberries, the simple syrup, and the ice and blend until it is combined.
Step 4 -Evenly pour the margarita into the salt-rimmed glasses.
Step 5 -Serve the margaritas garnished with the extra lime slices and the extra whole strawberries.
