I'm super jealous of my sister. She lives in Oregon, and always says that if you pay for blackberries in the summer, you've done something wrong. I love going to visit her for many reasons, but a plethora of blackberries is certainly up there. Here, blackberries are one of the more expensive fruits, but I love them so much, I buy them anyway.
When I was searching for a margarita recipe to make over the weekend, I came across this one. There were several "interesting" combinations, such as celery, jalapeno, and pineapple-chile. This one was certainly different, but I was intrigued. The thyme was very understated, and I think just added a nice fresh and herbal note to the drink. The blackberries gave the drink a gorgeous hue, and you can't go wrong with tequila, right?
Blackberry-Thyme Margaritas
adapted from Bon Appetit, July 2007
makes 2 drinks
- 18 blackberries
- 3 small sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 cup crushed ice
- 1/3 cup tequila
- 1/4 cup simple syrup
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 Tablespoon orange liqueur, such as Cointreau
- 1/4 cup sparkling wine or sparkling water
Combine the blackberry puree, ice, tequila, syrup, lime, Cointreau, and sparkling wine into a blender. Puree until smooth and well combined. Divide between glasses, and garnish with additional thyme and the reserved blackberries
10 comments:
Margaritas are my favorite drink by far, but I haven't tried much in the way of variations. This is a must try for sure!
wow, now i so wish i had blackberries in the house...
I love margaritas! Nothing better on a hot day to drink and yours are simply beautiful. The color is amazing!
Mmmm... I'm loving this combination! I'll have to try this out the next time I have blackberries in my fridge!
That is the one thing that I will miss about living in the country--blackberries. Oh so yummy. Amazing. :) Sad that we had an abundance of blackberry bushes on our property, but oh so good, our dogs would go out there and pick them off the vine. :)
This is beautiful! I will definitely be making this as the weather heats up.
This sounds like an amazing margarita!!!
I just made kiwifruit mint margaritas which we had on a warm spring afternoon with blue cheese and chorizo quesadillas. As far as I'm concerned margaritas are meant for daylight and should only be drunk before the sun goes down! Unfortunately I then took a nap and I think I'm too hungover to cook dinner......
Just made these tonight! They are as delicious as they are beautiful.
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