Cinco de Mayo Recipes
Cinco de Mayo has evolved to become an important celebration of Mexican culture in the United States, now more widely celebrated here than in Mexico. If you are looking to host a few friends to celebrate, why not begin with the basics and invite your friends and family to bring the rest? Maybe even prepare main dishes together? Or cater some from an authentic Mexican restaurant? Once the weather warms up, the combination of a classic margarita paired with guacamole and chips can’t be beat. If you haven’t tried making either of these from scratch before, I promise you will be hooked once you try them. Here are two of my favorite recipes to get your party started. Cheers!
Classic Margarita Recipe
Ingredients:
Ice cubes
1 1/2 ounces good tequila (I used Casamigos)
1 1/2 ounces orange liqueur (Cointreau, Grand Marnier, or Patron Citronge) (I used Patron’s)
1 1/2 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice
Lime wedges
Coarse salt for rimming glass
Directions:
Shake all ingredients with ice until chilled
Run the lime along the rim of the glass and dip into salt
Fill glass with ice and strain ingredients from shaker
Garnish with lime
Guacamole Recipe
Ingredients:
4 Haas avocados, pitted
1 medium tomato, seeded and diced
1/4-1/2 cup diced red onion (to taste)
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
juice of 1 lime or lemon (to taste)
Tabasco sauce ( a few dashes to taste)
Kosher salt (to taste)
Fresh ground pepper (to taste)
1 1/2 jalapeños (ribbed and seeded if desired, minced) *optional
Good quality tortilla chips
Directions:
Cut the avocados in half, remove the pits and scoop out into a bowl
Add the lime or lemon juice
Smash avocados with a fork until broken down
Add the tomato, onion, cilantro, tabasco, salt & pepper
Taste before adding any more spice as needed
Serve with your favorite chips from a local merchant (I love Pasqual’s !)