Strawberry Jalapeno Margaritas

Strawberry Jalapeno Margarita

• 4 Jiggers of your favorite tequila
• 2 Jiggers of Cointreau
• Juice of 1 lime
• 2 Tbsp of simple syrup
• 10 strawberries
• 1 jalapeno
• Margarita salt, optional
• ice

1. Add the tequila, Cointreau, lime juice and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker.
2. With your hands, squeeze the juice from 8 of the strawberries into the cocktail shaker. You want the color to be quite pink. Depending on how ripe your strawberries are, you made need more than 8.
3. Rim the glasses with salt if you like and add ice to the glasses. Slice the 2 remaining strawberries and add to the glasses. Slice the jalapeno very thin and add 1 to the glass if you are afraid of the heat, up to 4 or 5 if you like the heat.
4. Vigorously shake the margaritas and pour into the prepared glasses.

Recipe by Cook Eat Run at http://cookeatrun.com/2016/06/25/strawberry-jalapeno-margarita/

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