Strawberry Basil Margarita

34 Reviews

Prep: 5 min
Ready In: 5 min

“I created this one night to use up some summer strawberries and some of my basil. What a refreshing and delicious summer drink! I know it sounds unusual, but try it and see!” - by Muffinmom

Ingredients

1 cup hulled strawberries
1/4 cup tequila
1 tablespoon orange-flavored liqueur, such as Cointreau ®
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons white sugar
3 large basil leaves
8 ice cubes

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Original recipe yields 2 cocktails

Directions

Combine the strawberries, tequila, orange-flavored liqueur, lemon juice, sugar, and basil leaves in a blender; mix on low until smooth. Add the ice and puree until the ice is crushed, 30 to 60 seconds.

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Minnesota_Girl

Jun. 2, 2010

"Outstanding! I made it exactly as written, and after tasting, I decided to add a couple more basil leaves to suit my tastes. For my second batch I had to use a lime because I was out of lemon and co..." See moreuldn't tell a difference. This tastes like something at a fancy restuarant - can't wait to make it again (and again, and again). Thanks for sharing!!!"

cooks4forty

May. 18, 2009

"Perfect! I served this to a large group of ladies, and the comments were "Refreshing!", "So nicely balanced!", "Please send us the recipe!". In order to serve this to a group, I made up several cont..." See moreainers of all of the ingredients, except ice. Whenever we needed more, I added one container and ice to the blender - made it a snap! This is such a nice recipe! Thanks for sharing!"