Green Goodness Margarita

Who says a Margarita can't be good for you? This one is super easy, and packed full of Antioxidants A and C using Bolthouse Farms Green Goodness 100% Fruit Smoothie as a base. Pictured below is the smoothie bottle showing the list of 20 nutritious ingredients, such as spinach, broccoli, green tea, wheat grass, blue green algae, and garlic. I know what you're thinking, not sounding very appetizing yet, but trust me on this one, combined with apples, pineapple, mango, bananas, and kiwi, it's "Green Goodness".

Green Goodness Margarita

Serves 2

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Green Goodness Smoothie

2 Shots of Tequila Silver

1 Shot of Roses Sweetened Lime Juice

Juice of  1 Lime

4 Teaspoons of Sugar or 2 Small Truvia Packets

Directions:

Blend all of your ingredients together with ice. Optional, garnish with a slice of lime. 

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Hpnotiq Blueberry Margarita

If you enjoy margaritas, then this is a must try recipe. It might just be my best margarita yet. Perfect for Summer, light and refreshing. This margarita is hypnotizing! 

Hpnotiq Blueberry Margarita On The Rocks

Ingredients:

(makes 2 margaritas)

2 Shots of Hpnotiq Liqueur

2 Shots of Blue Agave Silver Tequila 

Juice of 1 Cup of Fresh Blueberries (reserve 2 berries for garnish)

Juice of 1 Fresh Lime

1 Shot of Roses Sweetened Lime Juice

2 TBS of Grenadine

Directions:

Mix all of your ingredients together. Serve over ice. 

For Blended Margarita

You may also serve this as a blended margarita. You could juice blueberries first or throw them whole into your blender for a pulpier drink. Add a few handfuls of ice and remaining ingredients, and blend until you reach your desired consistency. 

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Poor Mans Knock Off For BJ's Very Berry Margarita And Juicing Tip

I recently had a chance to eat at BJ's Restaurant and Brew House in Reno, Nevada. Everything was delicious including the Very Berry Margarita I ordered. My husband and I thought it would be fun to have Margarita's on Cinco De Mayo. I decided I would attempt to recreate BJ's cocktail, but the poor mans way,  with no top shelf liquors. In this post I will share how to make our frugal knock off margarita on the rocks, my favorite way to enjoy it, and blended, how my husband prefers it. If top shelf is how you roll, no worries, I will share that recipe too.

 

Pictured above BJ's Very Berry Margarita Menu Description and Cocktail

On The Rocks Poor Mans BJ's Knock Off Very Berry Margarita 
Ingredients:
(Serves 2)

 Juice of 7 Fresh Strawberries Stem Removed
Juice of 14 Fresh Blackberries
Juice of 1 Fresh Lime
2 Shots of Dekuyper Triple Sec Orange Liquor
2 Shots of Jose Cuervo Blue Agave Silver Tequila
2 Shots of Rose's Sweetened Lime Juice

Directions:

After juicing your fresh strawberries, blackberries, and lime, you should end up with approximately 2 shots of juice. Mix juice with the remaining ingredients, and serve over ice. Garnish with fresh lime, salted rim optional.



Quick Juicing Tip:

I have a great tip, for a quick make shift juicing station. Cleaning an electric juicer can be chore, here is a much easier hand juicing method. Use your hand held lime or citrus juicer to not only juice your lime, but to squish your berries. Then take your softened berries and put them into a tea steeper or strainer, and extract remaining juice simply by squishing berries with the bottom of your shot glass.


Blended Poor Mans BJ's Knock Off Very Berry Margarita 
Ingredients:
(Serves 2)

 7 Fresh Strawberries Stem Removed
14 Fresh Blackberries
Juice of 1 Fresh Lime
2 Shots of Dekuyper Triple Sec Orange Liquor
2 Shots of Jose Cuervo Blue Agave Silver Tequila
2 Shots of Rose's Sweetened Lime Juice

Directions:

Put all of your ingredients into your blender, along with a few handfuls of ice, and blend until well combined. 

Garnish with fresh lime, salted rim optional.

 Top Shelf BJ's Knock Off Very Berry Margarita On The Rocks
Ingredients:
(Serves 2)

Juice of 7 Fresh Strawberries Stem Removed
Juice of 14 Fresh Blackberries
Juice of 1 Fresh Lime
2 Shots of Cointreau Orange Liquor
2 Shots of Patron Silver Tequila
2 Shots of Rose's Sweetened Lime Juice


Directions:

After juicing your fresh strawberries, blackberries, and lime, you should end up with approximately 2 shots of juice. Mix juice with the remaining ingredients, and serve over ice. Garnish with fresh lime, salted rim optional.

I hope you will enjoy our newest Very Berry Margarita. This cocktail is very refreshing and perfect after a long warm day. Well that's what we have been up to, what about you? Come share at our Anything Goes weekly linky party.

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My Light Cranberry Pomegranate Margarita In Healthy Cooking Taste of Home

I am happy to announce that my Light Cranberry Pomegranate Margarita, perfect for Fall, has been published in Taste of Home's Healthy Cooking magazine. You can find my easy recipe in the October/November 2012 issue, on page 12 and 14. 

You can find the recipe in the picture below!

Hope you are all enjoying Fall, my favorite season.

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