prickly pear margarita

Name: Prickly Pear Margarita
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Southwestern
Ingredients: 3 ounce(s) tequila blanco; 1/2 ounce(s) cointreau; 1 1/2 ounce(s) lime juice; 2 ounce(s) prickly pear cactus syrup; - coarse salt or coarse sugar, for glass rim; - kumquat, for garnish; - curled lime peel, for garnish

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Vickie Parks

Renton, WA

Updated on Jun 18, 2015

While reading about all the different flavors of margaritas, one particular margarita--the Prickly Pear Margarita, a favorite in New Mexico--received so many glowing comments. So I had to give it a try. And yes, it's every bit as delicious as everyone said it would be. I tried a few recipes that were all pretty similar, but this one stood out as our favorite because all the ingredients were in the perfect amounts to produce a great margarita. I hope you enjoy it, too.

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prep time 5 Min

cook time

method No-Cook or Other

yield 1 serving(s)

Ingredients

3 ounces tequila blanco
1/2 ounce cointreau
1 1/2 ounces lime juice
2 ounces prickly pear cactus syrup
- coarse salt or coarse sugar, for glass rim
- kumquat, for garnish
- curled lime peel, for garnish

How To Make prickly pear margarita

Step 1

Combine the tequila, Cointreau, lime juice and pear syrup in a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously to mix well.

Step 2

Wet the rim of a margarita glass and dip into salt or sugar (or use a salt/sugar mix).
Step 3

Pour margarita into glass over ice. Garnish with a kumquat and a curled piece of lime peel, and serve.
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