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Tequila Tamarindo

By Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken

5.0

(5)

A fizzy summer cocktail.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 6

Ingredients

8 ounces tamarind paste (from seedless pliable block), coarsely chopped (about 1 cup)
5 cups water, divided
1 4-ounce piece fresh ginger, peeled, thinly sliced into rounds (scant 1 cup)
1 cup sugar
12 orange slices, divided
3/4 cup silver (or white) tequila
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
Ice cubes
3 cups chilled club soda, divided

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring tamarind and 2 cups water to boil in small saucepan. Reduce heat; simmer until tamarind is soft, stirring often and breaking up with wooden spoon, about 25 minutes. Transfer to strainer set over bowl. Press on tamarind to extract puree; discard solids in strainer. Cool.

    Step 2

    Bring 1 cup water, ginger, and sugar to boil in another small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Cool ginger syrup.

    Step 3

    Place 6 orange slices in bottom of large pitcher; mash with muddler or handle of wooden spoon. Strain ginger syrup into same pitcher; discard ginger. Add 1 cup tamarind puree, tequila, lime juice, salt, and 2 cups water; stir to blend. Chill until cold.

    Step 4

    Fill 6 tall glasses with ice. Divide tamarind drink among glasses. Top each with 1/2 cup chilled club soda; garnish each drink with 1 orange slice.

Nutrition Per Serving

Per serving: 226 calories
0 g fat
0.8 g fiber
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Bon Appétit
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