Strawberry Rhubarb Margarita
I always love the idea of rhubarb more than rhubarb itself. I feel like I can admit this here, to all of you. Once the farmers’ markets fill with the ruby red stalks, the temptation to gather a few ribs is something I can’t resist. While many people pair it with strawberries to make pie, I much prefer to let my strawberries go solo. My favorite way to prepare rhubarb is using it to make this roasted rhubarb jam, until now, that is.
Recently, I found myself confronted with these beautiful stalks. I knew the following few days would be crazy busy with a quick roundtrip into NYC for a doctors’ appointment, and then Isabella’s birthday party the following day. Still, almost involuntarily, I found myself with a few pieces of rhubarb in my basket, a little voice whispering “you’ll regret it if you don’t buy them”.
I came home from the market, and decided I would chop up the rhubarb, tuck it away in a ziptop bag in the freezer, and perhaps make jam another day. Freezing fruit is the easiest way to preserve the shelf life of fruits and veggies. This leaves me in a bit of predicament with moving next month.
Anyway, I remembered something I’d been meaning to try with them for what feels like forever. Back when I lived in Brooklyn, and had a regular Saturday morning routine at the Grand Army Plaza farmers’ market, one of the vendors mentioned making frozen cocktails with it.
I may not be a fan of strawberry rhubarb pie, but the idea of strawberry rhubarb margaritas intrigued me.
I already had some strawberries in the freezer. A fresh batch of simple syrup sat on the counter, begging to be used. All I needed was a few squeezes of lime juice and some tequila. In went everything to the blender, and a few minutes later I was sipping a frosty, spiked version of strawberry rhubarb pie.
There’s so much you can do with this to make it your own. Swap in rum for a daquiri. Add some coconut milk with that rum, and you’ve got a strawberry rhubarb pina colada. Leave out the alcohol all together, and this is a refreshing treat everyone can enjoy.
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Strawberry Rhubarb Margarita
Ingredients
- Handful of frozen rhubarb (38 grams)
- 8-10 small frozen strawberries (94 grams)
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice (from 1 lime)
- 2 tablespoons simple syrup
- 3 tablespoons tequila
Instructions
- Add the rhubarb, strawberries, lime juice, simple syrup, and tequila to the bowl of a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into a rocks glass, and garnish with a strawberry and lime slice, if desired. Drink immediately.
Vanessa
I always heard you have to cook rhubarb before eating it, that it was poisonous, so I’ve never used it myself. So I guess cooking it isn’t necessary? This sounds GREAT!
Jennie
Yes, that’s what I heard years ago, too. It turns out only the leaves are poisonous. I believe you should eat them even cooked, but need to research that more.