Cinco de Mayo Recipes

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Avocado Margaritas

Posted by James on May 5, 2020
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If you’re like me – and I’m willing to bet that you are because you’re reading this – you more than occasionally enjoy a refreshing adult beverage.

Have I got a great one for you today.

Avocado Margaritas.

Avocado MArgaritas from the Cavender Diary Boys

You read that correctly;

Avocado….

and Tequila….

Blended together.

All the Ingredients for Avocado Margaritas

Here’s what ya need for one margarita, but double it and make 2;

  • 2 Ounces White (Blanco) Tequila
  • 1 1/2 Ounces Melon Liquor
  • 1 Ounce Orange Liquor
  • 1 Ounce Agave Nectar
  • 1 Ounce Fresh Lime Juice
  • 1/4 Soft Avocado
  •  About 1/2 Cup of Ice
  • Tajin (Spicy Salt)

Add the first 7 ingredients into a blender and pulse until well blended.

Blending Avocado Margaritas

Takes about 5 seconds.

Now, my addition to this recipe is the Tajin.

Tajin is a slightly-smoky, lime/chili seasoning salt that’s pretty popular in Latin countries sprinkled over chilled fruit. If you live in Texas, like we do, most liquor stores have at the cash register. (It’s also popular sprinkled into a beer with a squeeze of lime.) If you don’t live in Texas, you can find it on Amazon.

My dear friend Sonya, who’s from Guatemala, brought us some Tajin last summer when we hosted a baby shower for a coworker. Sonya made a fruit salad with cucumber – I know, CUCUMBER in a fruit salad – and left me the jar so I could replicate the taste.

I enjoy it sprinkled on pineapple.

I haven’t seen Sonya in a while and hope she’s doing well.

Rub a third of the glass rim with a lime wedge and roll it in Tajin. It’s the perfect compliment to the cool, creamy avocado.

Rim the Glass with Tajin Collage

Trust me.

And please try this drink.

It’s a great way to use that Medori you’ve had collecting dust in the back of the liquor cabinet for the past 20 years.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

And, as always,

You’re welcome.

 

Rhubarb Margaritas? Yepp.

Posted by James on May 5, 2014
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Rhubarb Margaritas from the Cavender Boys

My grandmother grew rhubarb in her garden.

I always thought of it as a summer vegetable, but thanks to greenhouse production I grabbed some from the grocer the other day.

Chopped Fresh and Ripe Rhubarb for Making Simple Syrup

Rhubarb’s an odd cross between celery and strawberries. Only the red stalk is edible, the leaves are toxic. I can’t remember what my grandmother made with it – maybe one of my family members will – but I do remember that my grandfather used to make rhubarb wine.

So rhubarb margaritas seems right in line with the family history.

You need to start with a simple syrup…..which is exactly as it sounds, simple.

To make the simple syrup, bring 2 cups of water and 1 cup of sugar to a boil in a medium sauce pan stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.

Make the Simple Syrup with 2 Cups of Water and 1 Cup of Sugar

Once the sugar mixture reaches a boil, add about a cup and a half of diced rhubarb pieces. I threw in a few lemon slices too.

Add About a Cup of Chopped Rhubarb to Sugar-Water Mixture

Continue to stir until the fruit starts to fall apart. Use a slotted spoon to remove as much of the rhubarb as you can. But not everything, a few chunks are ok.

Continue stirring on high heat until the water starts to evaporate and the syrup thickens. It won’t take long.

Continue Stirring Until Syrup Thickens

When it’s thick enough to coat the wooden spoon, remove it from the heat and let it cool completely.

Ladies and gentleman, you just made a cup of rhubarb simple syrup. (Or you just watched me make it, anyway)

This will last in the ‘fridge in a Mason jar for a few weeks, and y’all can pour it over vanilla ice cream, or pound cake. Mix a spoon-full with a glass of champagne….OR use it for the most delicious margaritas.

About a Cup of Rhubarb Simple Syrup in Mason Jar

I think you know where ours is headed.

Juice a couple limes……

Juicing Fresh Limes by Hand

And dip the rim of a glass in the lime juice, then push the glass into pink margarita salt ……

Rub the Rim with a Lime and Drop in Pink Margarita Salt

In a blender, combine, on top of 3 cups of ice:

Fill a Blender with 3 Cups of Ice

  • 6 Ounces White Tequila (We use Patron)
  • 4 Ounces Orange Liquor (We use Patron Citron)
  • The Juice of 2 Limes
  • 4 Ounces of Rhubarb Simple Syrup

Pulse once, then pour into the rimmed glasses and garnish with limes and mint.

Rhubarb Margaritas from the Cavender Boys

Makes about 2. One for you and one for a friend. Because no one should drink margaritas alone.

Ohhhh, and Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Enjoy the margarita.