Prickly Pear Margarita

Ingredients

• 1 ounce premium tequila
• 1/2 ounce Grand Marnier
• 2 1/2 ounces pureed prickly pear cactus fruit, chilled*
• 2 1/2 ounces sweet and sour
• 1/4 wedge of lime
• Coarse salt
• 1 cup ice cubes
  

Instructions

1. Prepare margarita glass by rimming with lime juice and salt.
2. Put ice into a shaker. Add tequila, Grand Marnier, fruit and sweet and sour. Shake vigorously and pour into prepared margarita glass. Garnish with a wedge of lime.
3. Blended Margarita: Put all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.

* Use very ripe uncooked fruit, cleaned and peeled (very carefully, of course).