Mango Tango Cocktail Drink
Just in time for Mother’s day, Cinco de Mayo and any day one needs a drink, here’s a refreshing cocktail to quickly stir up for for friends, family and mom. Mangoes are in season here in the USA during spring till about mid July. Find fully ripened, sweet ataulfo mangoes or those large, heart shaped Mexican mangoes for this drink. Serve it with spirits or if you prefer a non-alcohol beverage, omit the vodka and it is just as refreshing. This recipe was inspired by a cocktail drink from “Modern Spice: Inspired Indian Flavors For The Contemporary Kitchen" by Monica Bhide. Makes one cocktail drink.
Servings: 1 person
Equipment
- Blender or Food Processor
Ingredients
- 1 to 2 cups ice cubes for a 12 oz. drink
- 1 1/2 ounces 3 Tablespoons Vodka, chilled
- 3/4 cups mango juice puree from 1 to 2 fresh ripe fruits (or use canned or bottled puree)
- 4 ounces 1/2 cup ginger ale, chilled
Instructions
- Prepare a tall glass or wine goblet for this drink. Fill the glass with enough ice to chill the drink.
- How to slice open a fully ripened mango (I used the ataulfo variety): Hold the fruit vertically, the heavy side on top, the pointed narrow part below. Using a sharp knife, slice the fruit from the middle, as close as possible to the stone-hard pit. You should have two cheeks of mangoes open. Discard the middle pit. Using a spoon, scoop out the sweet mango flesh.
- In a blender or food processor, puree the mango flesh scooped from the fruit. Pulse the blender for about 2 minutes till the fruit slices turn to a thick liquid.
- In the tall glass, pour the mango puree, ginger ale. Add the vodka. Stir well with the ice cubes till everything is blended. Serve ice cold.
- Cook’s comments: This was inspired by the original recipe “Papaya-Mango Tango” from ‘Modern Spice’ by Monica Bhide. If you have a fully ripened papaya, slice open, remove the seeds and puree the inside flesh just like the mango used above. Use 3 tablespoons of papaya puree and 3 tablespoons of pureed mango; add the rest of the ingredients. Mix, chill and serve.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Sodium: 12mg