Prickly Pear Margarita

Name: Prickly Pear Margarita

Ingredients:

1 tequila-infused prickly pear


4 oz. prickly pear–infused tequila

2 oz. frozen limeade

1 1⁄2 oz. Cointreau

for pear-infused tequila

10 prickly pear fruits

1 750-ml bottle of silver tequila

Preparation:
For the infused tequila, peel prickly pears; put into a glass jar. Pour in tequila, seal jar, and let steep for at least 2 days.
To make margaritas, mash 1 prickly pear through a mesh strainer into a bowl; discard seeds. Combine prickly pear–infused tequila, 2 cups crushed ice, limeade, Cointreau, and the mashed prickly pear in blender; purée until slushy.

Garnish:

none

 

Glass:

Rock Glass

Source: Saveur