Triple Berry Margaritas - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 pint baskets blackberry
1 1/2 pints basket raspberries
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
2/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups gold tequila
2/3 cup Grand Marnier
2 pints baskets strawberries, sliced, frozen 1 hour
5 cups ice

Preparation

Puree blackberries, raspberries, and lime juice in blender until smooth.
Strain through fine mesh strainer into large measuring cup.
Add sugar; stir until dissolved.
Refrigerate berry puree at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
Mix tequila and Grand Marnier into berry puree.
Transfer half of mixture to blender; add half of frozen strawberries and 2 1/2 cups ice.
Blend until smooth.
Transfer to pitcher.
Repeat with remaining berry puree, frozen strawberries, and ice.
Pour into sugar-rimmed Margarita glasses and serve.
**Prep time does not include refrigerating the berry puree at least an hour and up to one day.