Strawberry Dragon Fruit Margarita
This Strawberry Dragon Fruit Margarita is a tropical twist on a classic summer cocktail. Strawberries and dragon fruit are combined with tequila, honey, and lime juice to create a cocktail that’s as beautiful as it is refreshing on a hot summer day.
We love making cocktails of all kinds for parties, but no matter how many different kinds we try, margaritas always remain a staple at every gathering. We took a classic margarita and gave it a twist with the addition of dragon fruit for more flavor and a pretty color.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- It’s a quick and easy cocktail that only takes a few minutes to make.
- It uses ingredients you can find at any grocery store.
- It’s loaded with sweet, tropical flavor.
- It’s a fun twist on a summertime classic.
🛒Ingredients
This recipe uses just a few simple ingredients, and you can find them at any grocery store. Everything you’ll need is listed here, but you can find the exact amounts in the recipe card at the end of the post.
- Tequila
- Lime juice – freshly squeezed
- Fresh strawberries – washed and stemmed
- Dragon fruit
- Honey
- Honey and margarita salt – for rimming the glass
- Rosemary sprigs – for garnish
🔪 How to Make This Strawberry Dragon Fruit Margarita
Making this recipe is incredibly simple. You’ll just blend the ingredients, rim the glasses, and serve.
Step 1: Prep
Rinse and dry the strawberries and dragon fruit. Then, cut the dragon fruit in half and use a melon baller to scoop out small balls of the flesh. Add the fruit to a bowl and place in the refrigerator.
Step 2: Rim the Glasses
Add honey to a shallow dish and margarita salt to another shallow dish. Dip the glass rims in the honey, then the salt. Chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
Step 3: Make the Margarita
Add the tequila, lime juice, 8 of the strawberries, 3 scoops of dragon fruit, honey, and ice cubes to a blender. Then, blend until smooth.
Step 4: Pour and Garnish
Remove the glasses from the refrigerator and pour in the margaritas. Slice the strawberries about 3/4 of the way up, starting at the bottom, and place one on each glass. Add a sprig of rosemary and a scoop of dragon fruit, and serve.
📝Variations
- You can leave out the dragon fruit for a traditional strawberry margarita.
- Use vodka in place of tequila if you prefer.
- You can use bottled lime juice if you don’t have fresh lime.
- Place these margaritas in the freeze until partially frozen for margarita slushies.
For another great strawberry margarita recipe, try these strawberry margarita jello shots.
🥄 Equipment
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Blender
- 8 ounce glasses
🥫 Storage
If you have any leftover margaritas, cover them and refrigerate them for 2 days.
Serve With
Serve these margaritas with your favorite summertime finger foods or main courses. They’re a great addition to any cookout or pool party because they go with anything.
💭 Tips
- Chill all your ingredients before mixing the margaritas so they’re as cold as possible.
- Don’t wash your berries until you’re ready to use them. They can get moldy incredibly quickly.
- Chill your glasses after rimming them so the honey stays in place.
⁉️ FAQ
A margarita is a classic summer cocktail made with tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and often fruit.
Margaritas can have a very high alcohol content, or they can have a moderate alcohol content, depending on the amount and type of spirit used to make them. In general, it’s best to err on the side of caution when drinking margaritas because the sweet flavor can mask the alcohol.
Absolutely not. You just need a blender!
🍽 More Recipes
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🧾Recipe Card
Want to make this recipe? Print the recipe card below, or pin this recipe, so you can find it later.
Strawberry Dragon Fruit Margarita
Equipment
- melon baller
- Bowl
- shallow dish
- Blender
- serving glasses
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Tequila
- ¼ Lime Juice freshly squeezed
- 1 pound Fresh Strawberries washed and stemmed
- ½ cup Dragon Fruit
- 2 Tablespoons Honey
- Honey and Margarita salt for rimming
- Rosemary Sprigs to Garnish optional
Instructions
- Start by Rinsing the Strawberries, and drying with paper towels.
- Rinse the Dragon Fruit, and Dry the Outside.
- Place the Dragon Fruit on a plate, and cut in half.
- Using a small Melon Baller, scoop out small scoops of the Dragon Fruit.
- Place the Scooped Fruit in a bowl, and place in the refrigerator.
- In a shallow dish, add the Honey, and in another shallow dish, or on a small plate, place the Margarita Salt.
- Dip the Glass rims in the Honey, and then in the Margarita Salt, and place in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes.
- In a Blender, add the Tequila, Lime Juice, about 8 of the Strawberries, 3 of the scoops of Dragon Fruit, Honey, and Ice Cubes.
- Blend until smooth.
- Remove glasses from the refrigerator, and pour the Margarita mixture into the glasses, filling them.
- Slice a lime, and make a slit on one side of the lime slices, and place on the rim of the Margarita Glass.
- Slice the Strawberries starting at the small tip of the Berry, and make a cut, or slit, about 3/4 of the way up the Berry, and place it on the rim of the Glass.
- Add a sprig of Rosemary, and a scoop of the Dragon Fruit to garnish.
- Serve, and Enjoy!
Notes
Disclaimer
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
