Whole Citrus Margarita
- Finely ground sea salt, preferably gray salt, for coating glass rims (optional)
- 2 navel oranges, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1 lemon, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1 lime, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1/4 cup superfine sugar
- 6 tablespoons Cointreau
- 1/4 cup triple sec
- 2/4 cup best-quality tequila
- 6 cups ice cubes
- If you want to coat the glass rims with salt, spread some salt on a flat plate.
- Have ready 8 margarita glasses.
- Working with 1 glass at a time, dip the glass in water, dip the rim in the salt, and place the glass in the freezer to frost, about 30 minutes.
- If you are not using the salt, simply dip the glass in water and place in the freezer to frost.
- Pass the oranges, lemon, and lime through a heavy-duty juicer, capturing the juice in a bowl or pitcher.
- Whisk the sugar into the juice until dissolved.
- Add the Cointreau, triple sec, and tequila and mix well.
- You should have about 2 cups.
- In a blender, combine the citrus-tequila juice with 3 cups of the ice and process on high speed until a slushy consistency forms, about 1 minute.
- Add the remaining 3 cups ice and continue to process until smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Divide evenly among the frosted glasses.
- Serve at once.
salt, oranges, lemon, lime, sugar, triple sec, tequila
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/whole-citrus-margarita (may not work)