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Strawberry and Dragon Fruit Margarita

By OcadoLife
For Thuy Diem Pham – chef and author of Vietnamese Made Easy: Simple, Modern Recipes For Every Day – the dramatic dragon fruit was the inspiration for this zippy, weekend-ready cocktail: “This refreshing margarita…
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Ingredients

8 total
  • 1 tsp chilli salt
  • 2 limes, 1 juiced to give 25ml, plus 1 wedge
  • 50ml tequila
  • 20ml triple sec
  • 25ml M&S Strawberry & Dragon Fruit Juice
  • 25ml fresh lime juice
  • 1 Thai basil leaf
  • 1 slice dragon fruit

Method

3 steps
  1. Step 1

    For the salt rim, tip the chilli salt onto a plate. Rub the wedge of lime around the rim of a cocktail glass, then roll it in the chilli salt.

  2. Step 2

    Fill a cocktail shaker (or clean lidded jar) with ice; add the tequila, triple sec, fruit juice and lime juice; shake well for 10 secs until chilled, then strain into the prepared glass.

  3. Step 3

    Drop a Thai basil leaf into the glass, garnish with a slice of dragon fruit and serve.