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Let’s Have a Fiesta: My Favorite Cinco de Mayo Recipes!
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It’s always a good day when margaritas are involved.
Especially when that day is a Saturday (happy Cocktail Saturday!), and when the margaritas are these Rhubarb Passion Margs! You guys, I think these are my new favorite margarita. I know, I say that every time I make something new, but I just LOVE these. They’re fruity, sweet n’ sour, heavy on the lime, and rimmed with flaky sea salt. Yum.
OK, so here’s the deal. On Tuesday I asked everyone on Instagram how they felt about rhubarb. My dad had picked me up a few stalks when he saw them at the grocery store. He always knows when he sees a new produce item to grab it for me (he is the best). Thing is, I really had no fun new ideas for rhubarb this year. I mean, I’m not going to lie, it’s not like it’s my favorite spring fruit…cause well…there’s strawberries, but in the right recipe rhubarb can be awesome.
I was super curious to know what you guys thought of rhubarb, but when I asked everyone on Insta, I really was not expecting all the responses I got. Whoa, some of you guys feel real strongly about rhubarb! It was so fun to read everyone’s responses and personal stories about eating their grandma’s home-grown rhubarb, or fighting with their brother over the last slice of pie. Thanks so much to everyone who chimed in! 🙂 In the end I concluded that while some of you are in the middle and don’t love or hate rhubarb, most of you guys seem to love it! This meant a new rhubarb recipe was needed, and when I was out hiking the other day the idea for this Rhubarb Passion Margarita came to mind. A couple of hours later it was made and ready for photographing….okok, and tasting, DUH.
This margarita is all things delicious…honestly, just so good. You’ll need to start out by making a quick and simple rhubarb jam (yes it also has strawberries in it). The jam is where these margs get all their flavor. The jam is sweet, but balanced by the bitter sour rhubarb. Once you have the jam made, you can either make one drink or a big ole batch! You’ll need some tequila (obviously), Cointreau, lime juice, and some fresh passion fruit. The passion fruit is totally optionally, but I think it’s the perfect thing to compliment these margs.
Oh, and you’ll of course want to salt your glass rims. I used a flaky sea salt, which was to die for.
Hip, hip for another round of Cocktail Saturday! Hope you guys are all having a great weekend. See you tomorrow for a fun Cinco de Mayo post!
Rhubarb Passion Margarita
Servings: 1 drink
Calories Per Serving: 1275 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- salt for the rim
- 1 1/2 ounces silver tequila
- 1 1/2 ounces Cointreau
- 2 ounces fresh lime juice, plus wedges for serving
- 2 tablespoons strawberry rhubarb jam (recipe follows)
- 1-2 teaspoons agave nectar, or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh passion fruit pulp (optional)
Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
- 2 1/2 cups chopped rhubarb
- 1 cup chopped strawberries
- 1/2 cup honey
- juice of 1 lemon
Instructions
- 1. Salt the rim of your glass. Combine the tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, jam and agave nectar in a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake until combined and then strain into your prepared glass. Stir in the passion fruit. Serve with fresh lime wedges. Enjoy!
Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
- 1. In a medium pot, bring the rhubarb, strawberries, honey, lemon juice, and 1/4 cup water to a boil. Boil 8-10 minutes or until the mixture has thickened and becomes jam-like. Stir in a pinch of salt. Let Cool. Keep stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Big Batch Rhubarb Passion Margarita
Servings: 6 servings
Calories Per Serving: 418 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- salt for the rim
- 3/4 cup silver tequila
- 3/4 cup Cointreau
- 1/2 fresh lime juice, plus wedges for serving
- 1 cup strawberry rhubarb jam (recipe follows)
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar, or more to taste
- 1/4 cup fresh passion fruit pulp (optional)
Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
- 2 1/2 cups chopped rhubarb
- 1 cup chopped strawberries
- 1/2 cup honey
- juice of 1 lemon
Instructions
- 1. Combine the tequila, cointreau, lime juice, Cointreau, and agave nectar in a large pitcher. Strain out pulp if desired. Stir in the passion fruit. Keep chilled in the fridge.2. When ready to serve, salt the rims of 4-6 glasses. Add ice to each glass and pour the margaritas over the ice. Serve with fresh lime wedges.
Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
- 1. In a medium pot, bring the rhubarb, strawberries, honey, lemon juice, and 1/4 cup water to a boil. Boil 8-10 minutes or until the mixture has thickened and becomes jam-like. Stir in a pinch of salt. Let Cool. Keep stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Hi Tieghan, I’d love to make a non-alcoholic version of the big batch recipe. What do you recommend adding in as the base?
Hi there! I would use your favorite sparkling water! xT
This is a really yummy cocktail. I’m sad that rhubarb season is now over but I’ll look forward to making this again next spring. I can’t get over how easy the jam is to make and it’s soooo good … on toast, in smoothies, over ice cream & mixed in yogurt!
Hey Emme,
Happy Wednesday!!🍊🍋 I appreciate you trying this recipe and your feedback, so glad to hear that it turned out well for you! xx
I’m making this now and didn’t have strawberries so I used raspberries. Do you think it would be beneficial to put it in the food processor after I boil it? I’m worried there may be too many seeds.
Hi Christy,
I would just strain the seeds, I don’t think the food processor would do much for them:) Please let me know how the recipe turns out! Cheers! xx
Going to make a pitcher tonight.. been looking for uses for my rhubarb!
Is that 1/2 a cup of lime juice or a half a lime? Cup seems to make more sense looking at the ratios in the single serving?
Hi Alexandra,
It is 2 ounces of fresh lime juice. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
Highly recommend this recipe! I froze the strawberry rhubarb jam and would scoop out a couple tablespoons whenever I wanted to make these and it was perfect every time! I’ve served these for multiple friends and they all loved this margarita.
Love that! Thank you for trying this Christa! xTieghan
Do you think using passionfruit sorbet would be an acceptable change out fir the whole passionfruit?
OH yum! I think passionfruit sorbet sounds like the greatest idea! That will be so good! Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
I’m underage so what would you recommend I use as a replacement for the alcohol? Would love to try this recipe, it sounds soo good!
HI Stephanie! You can simply just omit the tequila from the recipe and then top the drink off with sparkling water. That will be delicious! Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
Ok, question. How much of the batch of jam is added to the 1 drink recipe? It just says mix the jam with the other ingredients, & since the amount of jam made is for the big batch…. I think you get where I’m going with that, lol.
Not a huge rhubarb fan, but these look amazing. Going to make a virgin batch for our Cinco de Mayo potluck at work & with tequila for home.
Thank you!!
Oh no! SO SORRY for not including that, it is 2 tablespoons of jam per recipe. The recipe is now fixed. Let me know if you have any other questions, hope you love the margaritas! 🙂
Such a gorgeous color! I need this margarita in my life 🙂
Yes! We all do! Thanks Laura!
I agree! Its ALWAYS a good day when margaritas are involved! Especially with strawberries & rhubarb 🙂
Thanks Angelina! Hope you love them!
ok so i’m totally one of those haters of rhubarb…buuuuuuuut i can TOTALLY get down with rhubarb when it’s paired with strawberries, passion fruit & TEQUILA! you may have totally won me over with this one!! =) xx
Yes!! Paired its so so good! Hope you love it Jess!
I’m not sure there’s any way to make a margarita that tastes bad!! And these sound delicious! Perfect for this coming week 🙂
You might be right! They’re so good! Thanks Lindsay!!
Have to admit rhubarb has been one of those take it or leave it things for me. But I’d definitely take it in this beverage! I’m going to a combination Kentucky Derby/Cinco de Mayo party next weekend so that big batch recipe will be perfect. The use of jam as a flavor base is an interesting twist. Salud, Tieghan!
Oh wow that will be so fun and good! So excited for cinco de mayo!!
Thanks Jean!
I’m in. Thank you !
Thank you!