Raspberry Chipotle Margarita

From: David Commer, Commer Beverage, Carrollton, Texas, for Dole Food Co. Inc. Yield: 1 serving.

1¼ oz Sauza Tres Anejo Tequila

½ oz. Cointreau premium liqueur

2 oz. Dole raspberry chipotle puree (see below)

2 oz. fresh sour mix

Rim a 14 oz. glass with chili-lime salt and fill with ice. Combine ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake vigorously until well blended and chilled. Strain into a glass with ice and garnish with a lime wheel with a thin pepper slice skewered through the center.

Raspberry Chipotle Puree (Yield: 20 servings)

4 cups Dole frozen raspberries

2 tsp. Chipotle pepper, chopped

2 oz. fresh sour mix

5 oz. simple syrup

1 oz. raspberry vinegar

1 oz. Monin raspberry syrup

Blend combined ingredients in blender until completely smooth.