Emeril's Layered Margaritas - Strawberry and Mango

Submitted by Stephanie Y.

"I love mango margaritas, and strawberry margaritas and you get them both with this one. Don't worry if the layers don't come out just right, it will still be pretty and taste great. And once you've had your first, you won't even care!"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Strawberry puree

• 2 pints strawberries, hulled and sliced
• 1⁄2 lemon, juice of
• 2 tablespoons sugar

• Mango Puree

• 6 mangoes, seeded, peeled and sliced
• 1⁄2 lemon, juice of
• 2 tablespoons sugar

• Margarita

• 1 (12 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate
• 1 1⁄2 cups premium 100 percent agave tequila
• 3⁄4 cup Grand Marnier or 3/4 cup triple sec
• ice
• 8 lime wedges
• 1⁄2 cup coarse salt
• 1 cup strawberry puree, recipe follows
• 1 cup mango puree, recipe follows
• 4 strawberries
• 4 slices mangoes

directions

1. Strawberry Puree:

2. Combine ingredients in a blender. Puree until smooth. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, just until the mixture will puree. Puree should be thick.
3. Mango Puree: Combine ingredients in a blender. Puree until smooth. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, just until the mixture will puree smoothly. Puree should be thick.
4. In a blender, combine limeade, tequila, and Grand Marnier. Fill with ice and blend until smooth.
5. Place the coarse salt in a shall dish or saucer. Wet the rim of 4 glasses with a lime wedge and dip the glass into the salt to coat.
6. Pour about 1/4 cup of the margarita into each glass. Top with about 1/4 cup of the strawberry puree. Top with more margarita followed by the mango puree. Top with the remaining margarita.
7. Garnish with a strawberry on the rim of the glass and a slice of mango.