Emeril's Layered Margaritas

1 (12-ounce) can frozen limeade
1 1/2 cups premium 100 percent agave tequila
3/4 cup Grand Marnier, or 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 mango slices

Strawberry puree:

2 pints strawberries, hulled and sliced
1/2 lemon, juiced
2 tablespoons sugar

Mango Puree:

6 mangoes, seeded, peeled and sliced
1/2 lemon, juiced
2 tablespoons sugar

In a blender, combine limeade, tequila, and Grand Marnier. Fill with ice and blend until smooth.
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.

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.

Garnish with a strawberry on the rim of the glass and a slice of mango.


Strawberry puree:

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.


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.



Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SARAH2119.