Strawberry Basil Margarita

Cinco de Mayo - Everyday Cooking

I created this one night to use up some summer strawberries and some of my basil. What a refreshing and delicious summer drink! I know it sounds unusual, but try it and see!

Brief

Prep 5 mins

Total: 5 mins

Servings: 2

Yield: 2 cocktails

Strawberry Basil Margarita

Ingredients

1 cup hulled strawberries

¼ cup tequila

1 tablespoon orange-flavored liqueur

such as Cointreau ®

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 tablespoons white sugar

3 large basil leaves

8 ice cubes

The Ultimate Margarita

Everyday Cooking

Directions

Step 1

Combine the strawberries tequila orange-flavored liqueur lemon juice sugar and basil leaves in a blender; mix on low until smooth. Add the ice and puree until the ice is crushed 30 to 60 seconds.

Nutritional Information

Strawberry Basil Margarita

Servings Per Recipe:2

Calories: 163.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 0.5g 1%

Carbohydrates: 21.8g 7%

Dietary Fiber: 1.5g 6%

solublefiber: 0.3g

insolublefiber: 1.1g

Sugars: 19g

monosaccharides: 3.2g

disaccharides: 0.3g

othercarbs: 1g

Fat: 0.2g

Saturated Fat: 0g

monoFat: 0g

polyFat: 0.1g

transfattyacid: 0g

Cholesterol: 0mg

water: 92.3g

ash: 0.3g

Vitamin A Iu: 73.4IU 1%

Vitamin are: 7.9RE

Vitamin acarotenoid: 7.9RE

Vitamin aretinol: 0RE

Vitamin acarotene: 43mcg

Vitamin B1Thiamin: 0mg

Vitamin B2riboflavin: 0mg

Vitamin B3niacin: 0.3mg

Niacin Equivalents: 0.4mg 2%

Vitamin B6: 0mg 2%

Vitamin B12: 0mcg

biotin: 0.8mcg

Vitamin C: 46mg 77%

Vitamin ealphaequivalents: 0.2mg

Vitamin eiu: 0.3IU 1%

Vitamin emg: 0.2mg

Folate: 19.1mcg 5%

Vitamin k: 6.6mcg 8%

pantothenicacid: 0.1mg 1%

boron: 101.8mg

Calcium: 14.3mg 1%

copper: 0mg 2%

fluoride: 5.8mg

iodine: 6.5mcg 4%

Iron: 0.3mg 2%

Magnesium: 10.6mg 3%

manganese: 0.3mg 15%

phosphorus: 19.5mg 2%

Potassium: 123.8mg 4%

selenium: 0.4mcg 1%

Sodium: 1.6mg

zinc: 0.1mg 1%

40butyric: 0g

60caprioc: 0g

80caprylic: 0g

100capric: 0g

120lauric: 0g

140myristic: 0g

160palmitic: 0g

180stearic: 0g

161palmitol: 0g

181oleic: 0g

201eicosen: 0g

221erucic: 0g

182linoleic: 0.1g

183linolenic: 0.1g

184stearidon: 0g

204arachidon: 0g

205epa: 0g

225dpa: 0g

226dha: 0g

omega3fattyacid: 0.1g

omega6fattyacid: 0.1g

alanine: 0g

arginine: 0g

cystine: 0g

glycine: 0g

histidine: 0g

isoleucine: 0g

leucine: 0g

lysine: 0g

methionine: 0g

phenylalanine: 0g

proline: 0g

serine: 0g

threonine: 0g

tryptophan: 0g

tyrosine: 0g

valine: 0g

alcohol: 11.3g

caffeine: 0mg

pyramidfruit: 0

energy: 72.3

asparticacid: 0.1g

glutamicacid: 0.1g

phytosterols: 8.6mg

Thiamin: 0mg 1%

riboflavin: 0.1mg 3%

pyramidFat: 0

chromium: 0.1mcg

exchangeothercarbs: 0

Vitamin diu: 0IU

Vitamin dmcg: 0mcg

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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