Blueberry Margarita

When blueberries are in season there is nothing better than whipping up a fresh Blueberry Margarita and enjoying the warm summer! Fresh blueberries are muddled with lime and orange juices, tequila, Cointreau, and a little simple syrup for sweetness. It is the perfect blend!

If you are looking for something a little more classic, then check out this Classic Lime Margarita Recipe or spice things up with this Pineapple Jalapeno Margarita!

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Ingredients

This margarita starts with fresh, sweet blueberries and then gets mixed with classic margarita ingredients:

• Blueberries- the season for fresh blueberries is April – late September. Here in Kansas City we even have U-Pick blueberries in July. In late July in Northern United States blueberries grow wild.
• Cointreau – this is a brand of triple sec that is less sweet and more refined in flavor. You can definitely use a classic triple sec if that is what you have in your bar.
• Tequila – a silver or reposado tequila is the perfect flavor to add to this Blueberry Margarita.
• Lime Juice – it’s a classic ingredient for any margarita! Always use fresh.
• Orange Juice – adds a nice sweet note, and enhances the blueberry flavor.
• Simple Syrup – you can easily make simple syrup by warming 1 cup water with 1 cup sugar until the sugar is melted. Super easy.
• Kosher Salt – perfect salt for the rim of all margaritas!

Making it Sweeter

This is a perfectly balanced Blueberry Margarita recipe – a little tart from the blueberries and lime, sweetness from the simple syrup and orange, and then a kiss of salt on the rim of the glass.

However if you like your cocktails a little sweeter, like a daquiri or mojito, then you can certainly do that:

• Add another ½ oz of simple syrup.
• Rim the glass with sugar.
• Rim the glass with a 50/50 mix of sugar and salt.

Tips on Straining Your Blueberry Margarita

Blueberries are actually FULL of little tiny seeds an when they are muddled they release into the juice. To remove some of those you can double strain your blueberry margaritas:

Shake the margarita in the shaker and strain through the shaker into a small fine mesh sieve over your prepared glass. This will catch most of the pulp and seeds from going into your glass.

The solids of the blueberries can also tend to clog up the shaker strainer. You may need to rattle your shaker back and forth and few times to loosen the solids and allow the liquid to strain through.

Another tip is to spoon out and discard 1 or 2 spoonful’s of blueberry pulp before straining the margarita into your glass.

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