Heirloom Tomato-Rita

• 1/2 cup chopped "gorilla orange blossom" tomato (or other orange to reddish variety)
• 1 ounce juice fresh lime
• 2 ounces tequila blanco
• 1 ounce Cointreau
• pink Himalayan salt (or sea salt) for glass rim
• sprig of lemon basil (or other variety) for garnish
• slice of your heirloom variety such as "gorilla orange blossom" for garnish
• shaved or crushed ice, optional

1. Add your chopped tomato (reserving and using all its juices) to the liquids; muddle and smoosh around a bit. Chill in the fridge for about an hour (or even overnight). It is nice to give some time for the tomatoes to absorb the alcohol.
2. Salt the rim of your glass just before serving time; pink Himalayan is both beautiful and very salty.
3. Add shaved or crushed ice to your glass, if you want. Pour your chilled drink into the glass with its salted rim; garnish with a sprig of lemon (or other type) basil and a slice of tomato. Cheers!

gorilla orange, ounce juice fresh lime, blanco, salt, lemon basil, gorilla orange, crushed ice

Taken from food52.com/recipes/5878-heirloom-tomato-rita (may not work)