Mango Mezcal Bloody Marys
Mango Mezcal Bloody Marys
By Chadwick Boyd
PHOTO BY BROOKE SLEZAK
A Clever Trick for Whipping Up Quick Brunch Cocktails
Turning salsa into cocktails is a clever trick to get delicious drinks ready quickly for brunch or a special family gathering. This recipe transforms Garden Fresh Gourmet® Mango Salsa into refreshing, modern Bloody Marys using smoky mezcal and mango juice. You will have a pitcher ready for guests to drink in less than 10 minutes, getting your party started off just right.
Chadwick’s Checklist
What you need to know before you cook.
- Make sure to have plenty of ice cubes for serving.
- Break out your blender for whirring ingredients together.
- Rim the cocktail with chili salt before you pour the drinks!
SERVING SIZE: 4-6 cocktails PREP TIME: 10 mins TOTAL TIME: 15 mins
Ingredients
1 32-ounce container Garden Fresh Gourmet® Mango Salsa (The new website only has Mango Peach Salsa in a 16-ounce container. Use two of those containers if that is what is available.
2 cups mango juice
10 ounces Mezcal
1 tablespoon sea salt or pink Himalayan salt
¾ teaspoon chili powder
Zest of 1 lime + more for garnish
Fresh lime wedges for garnish
Directions
Add the salsa and mango juice to a blender and blend until smooth, about 45 seconds to 1 minute. Pour in the mezcal and blend again.
Mix together the salt, chili powder and lime zest on a small plate. Run a lime wedge around the rims of the cocktail glasses and dip them into the salt/spice mixture. Place a couple ice cubes in each glass.
Pour the cocktail from the blender into each glass. Garnish with more lime zest on top and a lime wedge.
Chadwick’s Changeups
Switch things up. Have some fun! Do more.
- Don't like the smoky taste of mezcal? Try this cocktail with tequila or white rum.
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