Rick Bayless is chef of Frontera Grill and Topolobampo in Chicago, creator of Frontera gourmet foods, cookbook author and host of Mexico - One Plate at a Time.

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Recipes from the Test Kitchen - Desserts & Drinks

Farmers Market Strawberry Margarita

Serves 4

Here's a great summertime margarita from our Frontera Farmer Foundation benefit.  The cucumber adds an interesting twist to this classic cocktail.

Ingredients

1/2 cup fresh lime juice (2 to 3 limes)
1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar
Lime wedges
Coarse salt
3/4 cup  Tres Generaciones Blanco Tequila
3/4 cup  pureed strawberries
1/4 cup  cucumber juice  (peel and cube fresh cucumber and puree in a blender)
About 1 cup coarsely broken ice cubes

Directions

1.   Make limonada (limeade).  Combine lime juice, sugar and a scant 2/3 cup of water in a glass or plastic pitcher.  Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours (but no longer than 24 hours).

2.   Finishing and serving the margaritas.  Rub the rims of 4 martini glasses with a lime wedge, then dip them in a dish of coarse salt.  In a shaker, combine the limeade, tequila, strawberry puree and cucumber juice.  Add ice and shake 10 to 15 seconds, then pour into the prepared glasses.

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