While Memorial Day is the unofficial start to summer for most, in my home it is the kick off to cookout season! That means burgers and hotdogs, steamed crabs and daiquiris!
So this Memorial Day we fired up the grill, invited over some family and dusted off the Margaritaville. The Margaritaville is always a HUGE hit at our cookouts. Everyone is always curious to see how it works but even more excited to taste. My favorite drinks to make and serve are pina coladas and strawberry daiquiris. The pre-made drink mixes are pretty good but I do like to doctor them up just a bit.
Here is my recipe for a strawberry daiquiri smoothie:
1 cup strawberries
8oz. pineapple juice
2 oz. strawberry daiquiri mixer
2 oz. rum
Ice
I like to make my own fresh mixer base, which you can do ahead of time.
In a separate blender puree 1 cup strawberries with 8 oz. of pineapple juice. Put 2oz of the fresh puree with 2 oz. of the mixer into the Margaritaville pitcher along with the 2 oz. of rum. Fill the ice reservoir in the Margaritaville and start the machine. The daiquiri will be thick, like a smoothie and extra fruity! For an alcohol free version substitute 2 oz. of pineapple juice for the rum.
Add a little umbrella and enjoy!
