Papaya Margarita

Serves: 3

Hosea Feil

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

44

Spice

49

Sweetness

45

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

Directions:

1

Bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar

2

Boil syrup for 2 minutes

3

Pour 1/2 cup syrup into a large pitcher

4

Add lime juice and 1/2 cup cold water

5

Set lime syrup aside

6

Transfer 1/2 cup remaining hot syrup to a small bowl

7

Add rosemary; let steep 15 minutes

8

Using a fine-mesh sieve, strain rosemary syrup into lime syrup; discard solids

9

DO AHEAD: Rosemary-lime syrup can be made 1 day ahead

10

Cover and chill

11

Scrape papaya flesh into a food processor; purée until smooth

12

Measure 3/4 cup purée (reserve remaining purée for another use, such as a smoothie); add to pitcher with rosemary-lime syrup

13

Add tequila; whisk to blend

14

Fill 4 large wineglasses with ice

15

Pour cocktail over

16

Garnish with zest and orchids (if using)

17

Bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar

18

Boil syrup for 2 minutes

19

Pour 1/2 cup syrup into a large pitcher

20

Add lime juice and 1/2 cup cold water

21

Set lime syrup aside

22

Transfer 1/2 cup remaining hot syrup to a small bowl

23

Add rosemary; let steep 15 minutes

24

Using a fine-mesh sieve, strain rosemary syrup into lime syrup; discard solids

25

DO AHEAD: Rosemary-lime syrup can be made 1 day ahead

26

Cover and chill

27

Scrape papaya flesh into a food processor; purée until smooth

28

Measure 3/4 cup purée (reserve remaining purée for another use, such as a smoothie); add to pitcher with rosemary-lime syrup

29

Add tequila; whisk to blend

30

Fill 4 large wineglasses with ice

31

Pour cocktail over

32

Garnish with zest and orchids (if using)