Mango Margaritas

In honor of Cinco de Mayo today I am posting a recipe for Mango Margaritas. The recipe originally came from Martha Stewart for peach margaritas, but we substituted mango for the frozen peaches. You could use fresh or frozen mango. My friend Amy and I LOVE to make them and love drinking them even more. We like to rim our glasses with sugar and garnish with a lime wedge. You can also find a recipe for Strawberry Margaritas here and Watermelon Mint Margaritas here.

Ingredients:

• 1 package (16 ounces) frozen sliced mango
• 3/4 cup tequila
• 1/4 cup triple sec
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice (from 3 limes)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup ice cubes

Directions:

1. In a blender, combine frozen sliced peaches, tequila, triple sec, fresh lime juice, sugar, and ice cubes. Puree until smooth (stop blender and stir if necessary) and serve immediately.
   

Strawberry Margaritas

I bought 4 lbs of strawberries at Costco this week and have been trying to use them up before they go bad. I made strawberry margaritas for Casey and I tonight and they turned out pretty good! Here's how I made them:

• 1 1/2 cups of strawberries rinsed with stems cut off
  
• 2 cups of ice
• 2 tablespoons of sugar, plus more to rim the glass
  
• 2 limes, 1 juiced and use the other to slice for garnish
  
• 2 shots of tequila
• splash of orange juice

Squeeze lime juice along the rim of the margarita glasses, then dip in sugar (or salt). Place the ice in the blender followed by the strawberries, sugar, lime juice, tequila, and orange juice. Pulse to break up the ice, then blend on high until smooth. Pour into the glasses and enjoy!