Cactus Pear Margaritas Recipes

Steps:

• Combine tequila, orange-flavored liqueur, cactus pear syrup, lime juice and ice in a blender and blend until smooth and frothy. Serve in rocks glass and garnish with lime.
• Cactus Pear a.k.a Prickly Pear: The pulp of these cactus fruits is a brilliant red or, occasionally, a yellowish green, and it tastes a bit like watered-down watermelon. Cooks exploit the color by adding slices of the pulp to fruit salads, or by pureeing it and straining out the seeds. They're quite popular in Hispanic countries and around the Mediterranean.

Steps:

• Pour salt into a small plate. Wet the rim of a margarita glass and dip rim into salt.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice; pour tequila, sweet and sour mix, triple sec, lime juice, and pear syrup over ice. Cover shaker and shake drink; strain into prepared margarita glass.

Steps:

• Combine the tequila, Cointreau, lime juice and pear syrup in a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously to incorporate. Wet the rim of a margarita glass and dip into salt and sugar mixture. Pour margarita into glass over ice. Garnish with a kumquat and a curled piece of lime peel.

Steps:

• Place tequila, orange liqueur, cactus pear juice, lime juice, and ice in a blender and blend until smooth. Carefully pour a few ounces of cactus pear juice onto a plate and a few ounces of salt onto another plate. Dip the rim of each margarita glass into the juice and then into the salt. Pour margaritas into each glass and garnish with a lime wedge.

Steps:

• To make Prickley Pear Margarita Mix:.
• In a blender add your bottle (1 liter) of Margarita mix. I usually just cut the cactus pears in half and scoop out the pink flesh. Add the fruit's flesh to the blender and blend until smooth.
• Strain mixture through a fine sieve or rice strainer. Press the pulp down to get any remaining liquid out.
• I usually pour strained mix back into margarita mix bottle and use the little left in the bottom of the container to make my first drink.
• For each drink:.
• Fill shaker half full of ice.
• Add 2 oz tequila, 3/4 oz blue curacao and the juice of half a lime.
• Shake well and strain into a 12 ounce glass that's been dipped in margarita salt and packed with ice. Pour Prickly Pear Margarita mix to the top and serve.
• Garnish with lime.
• Should make about 8 drinks.

Steps:

• Place tequila, orange liqueuer, Cactus Pear syrup, lime juice, and ice in a cocktail shaker and shake for 10 seconds.
• Place a few tablespoons of the cactus Pear syrup on a small plate. Dip the rim of the glass in the syrup, and let the excess run off, then dip in salt.
• Strain the mixture into the glass and garnish with a lime wedge.