Mighty Mango Tango: Summer Cocktail Week 1 (Adam & Michelle)

Mighty Mango Tango (and Mango Tango Shooters)

Music Pairing: Objection (Tango) by Shakira

Dance Genre Pairing for SYTYCD: Tango

We kept the drink simple for week 1 but I think it's a perfect fit for the SYTYCD theme.  Our "Mighty Mango Tango" is a great mango margarita but you could make lots of small changes to adjust this drink to your own tastes.  Some things we didn't do that you could try would be the addition of Triple Sec or 151, a little spice sprinkled on top to balance the fruit, swap out the fresh mango for other fresh fruit, etc.  One thing we DID do was make a bonus drink out of the same ingredients.  If you're buying mangos and limes we figured we should help you use them up!  The bonus drink is a "Mango Tango Shooter."  This one is really simple--to make 2 shooters simple blend 2 ounces of tequila, 1/4 of a cleaned fresh mango and the juice from half a lime until smooth and divide between 2 double shot glasses.  I highly recommend chilling all of the ingredients before blending to maximize deliciousness.

Ingredients (makes 2 drinks):

Mighty Mango Tango 'Naked' Smoothie

Mango

Lime

Tequila (used 1800 Silver)

Frozen Raspberry (optional garnish)

Ice

Peel and clean the mango.  Add 1/2 of the mango to a blender along with juice from half a lime, 2 jiggers of tequila, 6 ounces of the 'Naked' smoothie and a pint glass of ice.  Blend on low 10 seconds, then on high 10 seconds.  Divide between two stemmed glasses and garnish each with a frozen raspberry.

Might Mango Tango

Mango Tango Shooters