Blackberry Thyme Margaritas

By Texaschef11

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