sangria style strawberry rhubarb margarita

It’s about that time… cinco de mayo time that is. And I don’t know about you, but spring is (finally!) bursting around here…

I’m so happy to get some new seasonal flavors to play with in the kitchen. So I got started thinking about my favorite spring foods. One of which is a strawberry rhubarb pie. Then I started thinking about how good a classic fresh strawberry margarita is and wondered why I haven’t married the two together before.

And thus my sangria style strawberry rhubarb margarita was born.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup water

1 stalk rhubarb, thinly sliced in half moons

2 limes, sliced

15 strawberries, stemmed and sliced

1/4 - 1/2 jalapeño sliced, depending on spice preference

12 oz blanco tequila, I use teremana

juice of 6 limes (about 4 - 5 oz)

30 oz club soda

Directions:

Whisk together sugar and water. Bring to a boil, whisking occasionally until suar has dissolved.

Add rhubarb to a pint glass. Pour simple syrup over rhubarb. Set aside to cool.

Add sliced strawberries, limes, and jalapeños to a pitcher. Once rhubarb simple syrup is cool, pour over fruit.

Add tequila to the pitcher. Stir to combine.

Place in fridge for 4 hours prior to serving.

Add lime juice and club soda, stirring to combine, before serving.