Oprah Winfrey's Picante Margarita
Ingredients
- 1 to 2 jalapeño slices
- 4 ounces chopped green apples
- 2 fresh mint leaves
- 3 fresh basil leaves
- 3 ounces fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons organic simple syrup*
- 2 ounces tequila blanco (silver)
Preparation
*To make syrup: Bring 1 cup organic cane sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Let simple syrup cool.
To make margarita: Muddle jalapeño, apples, mint and basil in a cocktail shaker. Add the lime juice, syrup and tequila. Fill shaker with ice, shake about 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice and garnish with jalapeño slice.
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