Spicy Pineapple Margarita

Happy Monday friends!

I took most of last week off from the blogging world while Joe and I made out way to California and spent 5 amazing days in LA. We went to celebrate our friend from New Jersey getting married on Friday and since its such a long flight and we haven’t been to LA before, we extended our trip and were gone Wed-Sun.

Later this week I will recap the whole trip (we had a jammed back long weekend) but today, I wanted to share with you my new favorite cocktail. I ordered it almost every time we had lunch or dinner in LA because it is delicious and light. I first had one on our trip to Nashville and decided to try to make them at home.

After searching a bunch of recipes, we kind mixed and matched a few and came up with a recipe that both Joe and I enjoyed! Let me know if you try it.

What You’ll Need:

• 6 chunks fresh pineapple chunks

• 2-3 fresh jalapeno slices (depending on how spicy you want it)

• tiny pinch sea salt

• 4 oz. Tequila (we used 818)

• 2 oz. pineapple juice

• 2 oz. fresh lime juice

• 1 oz. Triple Sec

• 1 tsp. agave syrup

• A small jar of Tajin

How To Make:

• Muddle the fresh pineapple chunks, jalapeno slices, and a pinch of salt in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. You want the ingredients to break down well, so muddle it for a few minutes.

• Mix the tequila, pineapple juice, lime juice, triple sec, and agave syrup.

• Fill the shaker with ice and shake well.

• Run a pineapple chunk along the rim of your glass and pour some Tajin in a small bowl. Dip the top of your glass in the Tajin and shake off any excess.

• Pour the drink mixture in the glass and garnish with a lime, pineapple and jalapeno if desired. Sprinkle some Tajin in the glass.

• Enjoy!!