Blackberry Thyme Margaritas

Ingredients

  • * 18 blackberries
  • * 3 small sprigs fresh thyme
  • * 1 cup crushed ice
  • * 1/3 cup tequila
  • * 1/4 cup simple syrup
  • * juice of 1 lime
  • * 1 Tablespoon orange liqueur, such as Cointreau
  • * 1/4 cup sparkling wine or sparkling water

Preparation

Step 1

Place 16 of the blackberries in a food processor with the thyme leaves. Pulse 30 seconds. Push the blackberry puree through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl to remove seeds, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible.

Combine the blackberry puree, ice, tequila, syrup, lime, Cointreau, and sparkling wine into a blender. Puree until smooth and well combined. Divide between glasses, and garnish with additional thyme and the reserved blackberries