He's the true mixologist in the house. I have very little interest in making drinks, but I do have a strong interest in drinking a fabulous cocktail. The man also has quite a collection of drinking glasses. In the past I've had to actually disallow people from purchasing glasses for my husband as gifts because we have so many! A whole sideboard full. Some in the basement, perhaps. Truly, he has a glass for any occasion. He didn't pull out the fancy stemware for the Cucumber Margaritas. He didn't need to. It was love at first sip.
http://www.rickbayless.com/recipe/view?recipeID=24
Summer Margarita
Makes four 6-ounce margaritas
Recipe from Season 5 Mexico - One Plate at a Time
Ingredients
1/2 of an 8-ounce (6-inch-long) cucumber, peeled and cut into thin slices
3/4 cup good-quality blanco tequila (we use Milagro blanco for this margarita at our restaurant)1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 cup simple syrup Cucumber slices for garnish
Directions
In a blender, combine the cucumber, tequila, lime and simple syrup. Blend until the mixture is as smooth as you can get it. In a cocktail shaker, combine half of the mixture with 8 to 10 ice cubes, cover and shake for a full 15 seconds. Strain through the shaker's top into 2 martini glasses. You can also blend the ice cubes in.
Garnish with cucumber slices (I usually cut a slit in each slice and impale one on the side of each glass). Repeat the shaking with the remaining margarita mix.
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