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Mercadito Cocktail

A refreshing spin on a margarita
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Course Drinks

Ingredients
  

  • 10 ounces good quality blanco tequila make sure it's made with 100% agave
  • 1 large cucumber, peeled
  • 3 ounces fresh lime juice tip: lime juice tastes best between four and ten hours after juicing
  • 7 ounces water (see note)
  • 1/4 cup agave sweetener (plus more to taste if you like sweeter drinks) I use madhava organic light agave
  • 1 jalapeno
  • 1/2 bunch of fresh cilantro
  • 1 lime, cut into wedges for serving

Chili Lime Salt for Glass Rims

  • 2 tsp ancho chili powder
  • 1 zest of 1 lime
  • 1 tbsp Coarse sea salt or kosher salt

Instructions
 

  • Add tequila and cucumber to a blender and blend until pureed
  • Remove stems from cilantro
  • Slice jalapeno
  • Add 4 jalapeno slices and cilantro to the blender and pulse until chopped
  • Add tequila mixture to a pitcher
  • Mix in lime juice, agave, water* and ice
  • Chill until ready to serve
  • When ready to serve, serve over ice in chili lime salt rimmed glasses

For Rimming the Glass

  • Stir together ancho chili powder, lime zest and salt

C H E E R S !

    Serving

    • Before serving, run a lime wedge along rim of glass, dip into chili lime salt
    • Add ice and mercadito to glass
    • Optional - for more heat, add chopped or sliced jalapenos to glass. For more sweetness, stir in additional agave.

    Notes

    *Note: Water may seem like a surprising ingredient. Because these mercaditos are served in a pitcher and not shaken with ice before serving, water is needed to dilute the mercaditos. If you aren't serving them right away, you could always add ice and allow it to dilute the drink before serving. 
    Keyword Cocktails, Margarita, Tequila Cocktail