Sipping Saturday
The temperatures are rising in my little corner of the world. Light meals followed by refreshing beverages are currently on our menu. Fresh fruit for breakfast, agua fresca and paletas are what we crave. Lucky me, our endless supply of fruit continues to fuel my margarita obsession. Today I share with you a papaya margarita. Enjoy! Sweet Life
Sunshine bright chunks of papaya are juiced then combined with tequila. Add a dash of lemon serve over ice for a thirst quenching Saturday margarita. Have great weekend!
Papaya Margarita
by Sweet Life
by Vianney Rodriguez
makes 4 margaritas
salt
lemon wedges
1 cup tequila
1 cup fresh papaya juice
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup Cointreau
ice cubes
On a small plate spread salt. With lemon wedges moisten rim of 6 ounce glasses. Dip glasses into salt. Place glasses into freezer to chill.
In a pitcher combine tequila, papaya juice, lemon juice and Cointreau. Remove glasses from freezer and serve margaritas mixture over ice. Garnish with lemon slices.
Margaret Flores says
It just occurred to me you !! Might have a coconut margaritas ?? How about it 🙂
Tiki Jane says
It’s about 45 degrees here so I’m going to make one of these and pretend I’m at the beach and it’s 95. I’m just a tropical child!!
Vianney says
Hi Jane~
LOL< Enjoy~ Vianney
Linda says
This is really different! I just happened to buy a papaya this weekend and have to try this out! Gorgeous color and looks so refreshing! Thanks for stopping by my blog, I’m so glad to have found yours.
Magic of Spice says
I will need to rush home now and see if there is any portion of papaya remaining…seriously delightful margarita and such a perfect fruit to star 🙂
claire says
these are gorgeous! i am in awe of all of your recipes and pretty pics!
tigerfish says
I enjoy papaya as a fruit! Your margarita is ingenious idea, indeed!
Melissa says
Papayas in DC are hard to come by, sadly. I still think about the papaya I ate on vacation in Hawaii. (Four years ago.) It was Heh-VUN! Add tequila…yes, please!
Barbara @ Barbara Bakes says
What a gorgeous color. Almost to pretty to drink. Love your new header.
Juliana says
I love papaya, but never thought in making margarita out of it…will have to give this one a try. Lovely color as well. Hope you are having a great week 🙂
Lucy@The Sweet Touch says
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My Little Expat Kitchen says
I love this drink. Margarita is one of my favorite cocktails but never tried it with papaya before. I must!
Magda
sensiblecooking says
Oh Bonnie your endless supply of fruits for margaritas are surely gonna put in trouble. I wish I could drink the picture itself or lived nearby you. BTW strawberry margarita they were awesome and turned out to be party pleaser.
lisaiscooking says
That’s a beautiful color, and it’s refreshing just to look at this cocktail!
Tammy says
I love papayas and know that I would love this. What do you do with the papaya seeds? Someone told me that they can be roasted?
Maris (In Good Taste) says
Want. One. Now!!!
Lucy@The Sweet Touch says
Yum yum yum!! What is your all-time favorite marg?
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
Bonnie, this margarita looks incredible! I love that you added papaya, too. My husband made me something very similar recently with muddled watermelon… It was like I died and went to heaven. Thank God for margarita season – It’s finally upon us!!
Spicie Foodie says
Que deliciosa Margarita! I only need the warm weather and sunshine to complete the experience.
Jessica says
I need to make it a point to travel to your house every Weekend so we can have sips of these fine margaritas you keep posting!
Drick says
I am beginning to think your Saturdays are the best day of the week, so are these refreshing cocktails…
Blond Duck says
Drool!
Nelly Rodriguez says
I DEFINITELY need one of these with this heat wave we have right now! yum!
Simply Life says
oh this is way to fun! I love it!
Reiko says
The color is so beautiful! The papaya looks perfectly ripe! I’d love to have a glass of this, or two 🙂
Kitchen Butterfly says
Soon I’ll be back at ‘home’ in Nigeria where pawpaws (papayas to you) are ripe and plentiful! I’ll be chilling in the heat….sipping on some …juice!
Parsley Sage says
Lovely! This looks so tasty 🙂 Love papaya
Mandy - The Complete Cook Book says
Oh yum! We have an abundance of papaya here on the island so these margaritas will be made soon.
🙂 Mandy
Belinda @zomppa says
What a bright happy treat!!
Joanne says
I feel like the warm breeze blowing in my hair just from looking at this! So refreshing.
Raquel.Erecipe says
wow, This one looks great, is there any substitute for Cointreau?
Rosa says
Oh, it looks gorgeous! That is a fabulous drink.
Cheers,
Rosa