Author Notes
I drank many a tamarind soda during hot childhood summers in Mexico, and created this much-less-sweet version with lime and agave nectar. The salty-spicy rim offsets these flavors and makes them shine. A tip: it's easier to squeeze limes, and they express more juice, if they're at room temp; also try rolling them on the counter first. Oh, and some tequila could slip in here, too... —gluttonforlife
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Ingredients
- Syrup
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3/4 cup
fresh lime juice
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3/4 cup
agave nectar
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1 tablespoon
tamarind concentrate
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seltzer
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Chile Salt
- Chile Salt
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1 tablespoon
kosher salt
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1 tablespoon
sugar
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1 tablespoon
chile powder
Directions
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Combine lime juice, agave nectar and tamarind in a small saucepan. Whisk together over low heat, just to combine; about 2 minutes. Strain into a pitcher and chill.
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Stir the salt, sugar and chile powder together to combine well and mound on a small plate.
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Rub a juicy piece of lime around the rim of 6 glasses. Dip the rims into the Chile Salt to coat well. Fill the glasses with plenty of ice. Add 1/4 cup of the syrup to each glass and top off with seltzer. Stir well and garnish with a slice of lime.
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