If you're a pickle lover, this recipe deserves a spot at the top of your summer drinks list. Salty, tangy, spicy and slushy, this frozen margarita is whizzed until smooth for a cocktail that's guaranteed to impress.
Made in your Cooks Professional Digital Power Blender, it's ready in minutes and delivers the perfect frozen texture every time without the need or effort of a cocktail shaker. Whether you're hosting friends or enjoying a sunny afternoon in the garden, this recipe is easy to batch make, multiplying the ingredients per person.
Serves 1
Ingredients
Cocktail:
- 60ml blanco tequila
- 30ml dill pickle juice (add a little more if you love the pickly flavour)
- 30ml fresh lime juice
- 15ml agave syrup
- ½ fresh jalapeño, sliced (adjust to your preferred heat)
- 1½ cups ice
To Garnish:
- Dill pickle
- Fresh dill
- Salt for rim
- Fresh Jalapeños, sliced
Method
1. Add the tequila, pickle juice, lime juice, agave syrup and jalapeño to your Digital Power Blender’s glass jug.
2. Add the ice.
3. Blend on high until smooth, thick and slushy.
4. To serve, rim your chilled coupe or margarita glass with sea salt.
5. Pour the frozen margarita into the glass.
6. Finish with a pickle, fresh dill and a slice of jalapeño before serving immediately.
Top Tips
- Prefer it milder? Remove the jalapeño seeds before blending.
- For an extra pickle kick, increase the pickle juice by 15ml.
- Chill your glasses beforehand to keep your margarita frozen for longer.
- Making drinks for a crowd? Simply double or triple the ingredients and blend in batches.
- For a constant supply of ice, use a Cooks Professional Ice Machine and you’ll be making speedy pickle margaritas all summer!
Cooks Tip: A powerful blender creates the smoothest frozen cocktails, so be sure to invest in the best! Blend just until silky for the perfect slushy consistency without over-melting the ice.
For best results, use the Cooks Professional Digital Power Blender.