Celebrating with a Mango Margarita

Every year I look forward to celebrating my sweet friend Linda on her birthday. It has become a tradition to start the celebration at my place with a girly cocktail. The challenge for me is to make a cocktail spectacular enough to honor Linda on her special day. This year I  decided on a Mango Margarita; creamy with its sublime tropical flavors and pretty color, it is the perfect birthday cocktail. Cheers and Happy Birthday, Linda! xo

                                                          Mango Margarita
                                                               adapted from 
                                                           Atomic Cocktails
                                                 Karen Brooks, Gideon Bosker
                                                          and Reed Darmon

Ingredients
1/3 cup cubed mango
1 1/2 ounces silver tequila
1 ounce Triple Sec
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 ounces fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon superfine sugar

Garnish
3 tablespoons sea salt
3 tablespoons superfine sugar
lime wedges

1. Purée the mango in a blender. Add the tequila, Triple Sec, lemon juice, lime juice, sugar, and ice, and blend until thick and slucshy, with no ice chips remaining.

2. To garnish: Combine the salt and sugar in a wide shallow bowl. Moisten the rim of a large glass with one of the lime wedges. Dip the rim in the sugar-salt mixture and turn back and forth to coat; shake off any excess.

3. Pour the mango mixture into the prepared glass.

Makes one cocktail.

Note: To kick it up a notch, for the garnish I replaced the superfine sugar with chile powder.

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