Best Mezcalita Recipes

Mezcalita image

Provided by Food Network

Time 35m

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/4 cup nacho cheese chips
Pinch sea salt
1 tablespoon agave, for rimming
2 ounces mezcal
1 ounce lime juice
1 ounce Simple Syrup, recipe follows
1 cup sugar

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Crush the nacho cheese chips, reserving 1 whole chip for garnish. Place the chip crumbs on a baking sheet and toast until dark, 5 to 10 minutes; add the sea salt and let cool. Rim a martini glass with agave, then coat the rim of the glass with the chip crumbles.
Add the mezcal, lime juice and Simple Syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into the prepared glass and garnish with the reserved nacho cheese chip.
Combine the sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and let cool completely. Keep covered in the refrigerator up to 1 month.

Mezcalita verde cocktail image

Provided by Edson Diaz-Fuentes

Time 15m

Yield 1 cocktail (with 750ml juice leftover)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 pineapple , skin removed and chopped
1 bunch of parsley
3 limes , juiced
1 cucumber , chopped, slices reserved for garnish
¼ - ½ green jalapeño
agave syrup , to taste
50ml Mezcal

Steps:

Make the jugo verde by whizzing the pineapple, parsley, lime juice, cucumber and 200-250ml water in a blender. Add the jalapeño (the amount will depend on how spicy you'd like it) and blend. Adjust the sweetness by adding some agave syrup. Strain into a jug and chill - this makes about 800ml, use for another round of cocktails, or freeze the leftovers.
Mix the mezcal with a dash of agave syrup, 50ml of the jugo verde and some ice cubes in a cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into glasses with a slice of cucumber for garnish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130 calories, Carbohydrate 4 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium