An icy, refreshing Pineapple Margarita gets a tropical twist with fresh pineapple purée and fresh-squeezed lime juice, perfect for celebrating Cinco de Mayo or any fiesta!
Course Drinks
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 10 minutesminutes
Servings 2servings (recipe may be halved for a single margarita or doubled for a pitcher of margaritas)
1½ounces(3 tablespoons) orange liqueursuch as triple sec or Cointreau
Ice
1tablespoonkosher salt
1tablespooncoarse/sparkling sugar
Lime wedges & pineapple chunksfor garnish
Instructions
Using a blender or food processor, blend pineapple chunks into a smooth purée. Pour purée into a shaker or pitcher along with lime juice, orange juice, sugar, tequila, and orange liqueur. Add about a cup of ice and shake or stir vigorously for 1 minute until mixture is well chilled.
Squeeze a little lime juice on one plate and sprinkle salt and coarse sugar on another plate in an even layer. Prepare two glasses by dipping the rim of each glass into the juice and then into the salt/sugar mixture until well-coated. Fill glasses with fresh ice and strain margarita mixture into glasses. Garnish with lime wedges and pineapple chunks, if desired.
Notes
Superfine sugar quickly dissolves into cold liquids, but if you can't find it at the store, you can easily make your own by pouring an equivalent amount of granulated sugar in the food processor and processing for 30 seconds.
If you are using fresh pineapple that is particularly sweet, you will want to start with 2 tablespoons superfine sugar and adjust, to taste. However, frozen pineapple is not usually as sweet and will probably require doubling that amount to ¼ cup sugar (or more, to taste).