One of my summer goals was to keep going on “dates” with my new husband. We certainly achieved that with a busy day on Saturday, but I decided not to wait until the weekend for another date. I e-mailed Alex a calendar invite (because that’s what we do) to warn him that there would be a fiesta happening at our apartment. Then I got to work.
I put on a Spanish music playlist on Spotify, grabbed chips and guacamole, roasted some chickpeas, and whipped up some margaritas. I wanted to keep this lower in sugar (since I had a dessert plan in mind) so I used frozen mango chunks and orange juice rather than a high-fructose-corn-syrup laden margarita mix. Even if tequila isn’t your thing, these would be delicious mock-tails sans liquor.
Here’s what you need for some delicious “skinny margaritas”:
Frozen Mango Skinny Margaritas
Do not use fine sea salt crystals. The finer the crystals, the saltier it tastes so make sure you use coarse sea salt. Not that we would know this from experience or anything.
Ingredients
Frozen Mango Skinny Margaritas
- 1 cup frozen mango chunks
- 1 cup ice
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 shots of tequila
- Salt for the rim!
Instructions
Blend it up and serve it cold!
After eating dinner at the homemade “nacho bar” I put together in the kitchen, and forcing Alex to learn how to salsa dance with me from a YouTube video, I whipped up a single-serving Mexican brownie. I’ll share the recipe for this decadent dessert soon!
You can find the recipe for the single servicing Mexican brownie here.
Is it wrong for me to say that my favorite Mexican dish is the margarita?
Haha nothing wrong with that 😉 I think margaritas are second only to guacamole for me!
this is a great summer drink,,and even room for dessert = winner!
I love fajitas and especially sangria lol.
Oh gosh these look delicious. Pinning!
And I can’t wait to see that brownie recipe…What a cliffhanger!
i don’t love margaritas… i always try and order them at mexican restaurants because they SOUND so appealing – especially fruit flavors… but i just can’t get down with tequila. i’m more of a vodka girl.
I love that you guys use calendar invites- too funny! My favorite Mexican foods are nachos and fajitas. Margaritas are so good, but so caloric. I’ve got to try one of these skinny versions! Yum!
That margarita sounds delicious! Definitely going to have to try that!
I’m not sure what I like more: the mango margarita, the impromptu date night or you learning how to salsa from a You Tube video. All three sound equally fabulous.
So fun! I love tamales- we took a tamale making class once and it was so fun!
And I love the salsa “lesson.” This is something I would totally make my husband do. 🙂
Cute idea! A nacho bar sounds easy enough (even for me!) and I know would be a major hit with my fiancé, and probably all general humans everywhere. Also, I love that you send calendar invites, haha. Might have to steal this idea.
I love mangos but don’t like peeling them. Love that this uses frozen. Looks delicious!
This sounds like such a fun night and I love your attitude about dating your husband- I’m going on three years married and could take some cues from you 🙂 And I agree with the above commenter that peeling mangoes is a pain. I’m totally looking for them in the frozen section!
FROZEN margaritas! GAH! I would drink these so fast I wouldn’t be able to re-coup from the brain freeze! LOL!
love this as a fun and simple date night – definitely about to copy you!
You two are so stinkin cute. I love the idea of having a fiesta night w/ your man @ home. I may have to steal this idea from you :). It’s awesome to hear this drink is just as good even w/o the tequila since alcohol is illegal here in Kuwait. I could sip on glasses of this all day! So refreshing 🙂
Fav mexican dish: Chimichangas (chicken) & of course baskets of chips & salsa!