Strawberry slurry

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2.00cupFresh strawberries; cleaned or frozen strawberries, thawed
2.00cupWater
½cupSugar
¼cupFresh lime juice
2.00cupLemon-lime soda; or
1.00cupWhite tequila; such as Sauza white
4.00Whole strawberries; optional

Directions

GARNISH

Put strawberries, water, sugar and lime juice in a blender and blend until smooth.

Pour into a glass pitcher and stir in lemon-lime soda or tequila.

Serve over ice in a tall glass and garnish each glass with a strawberry on the rim, if desired.

From "Fire and Ice -- Fruit Punches that Take the Heat", Chile Pepper Magazine, August 1998.