Spicy Paloma Slush

Name: Spicy Paloma Slush
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 24 h 25 min
Ingredients: 30 g (2½ tbsp) caster or granulated sugar; a pinch of fine salt; 290 ml (1¼ cups) pink grapefruit juice, about 2 grapefruits; 30 ml (2 tbsp) fresh lime juice, about 1 lime; 15 g (2 tbsp) fresh jalapeño (or other green chili), sliced, about 1 small chili; 90 ml (¼ cup + 2 tbsp) blanco tequila; 1 tbsp chili-lime seasoning (like Tajín)

Pink grapefruit and lime steeped with green chili, spun with tequila into a coral-pink slush. Bittersweet with a gentle heat. Contains alcohol.

Hands-on: 20 min
Freeze: 24 h
Program: Frozen Drink
Makes: 4 glasses6 glasses

VeganContains alcohol

Good forSummer Birthday & party Adults only

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Nutrition

Per 100 g, estimatedPer serving (¼ of a 473 ml16 oz tubpint, about 112 g), estimated

98kcal

0.4 gProtein

0.1 gFat

14 gCarbs

12 gSugar

110kcal

0 gProtein

0 gFat

15 gCarbs

14 gSugar

Whole tubpint: 440 kcal, 2 g protein660 kcal, 3 g protein (709 ml24 oz). No common allergens in the ingredients. Contains alcohol: for adults only. Toppings are not included in these numbers.

Ingredients

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30 g (2½ tbsp)2½ tbsp (30 g)2½ tbsp (30 g)45 g (3½ tbsp)55 ml (45 g)3½ tbsp (45 g)caster or granulated sugarcaster or granulated sugargranulated sugar
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290 ml (1¼ cups)290 ml1¼ cups (290 ml)435 ml (1¾ cups)440 ml (435 ml)1¾ cups (435 ml)pink grapefruit juicepink grapefruit juicepink grapefruit juiceabout 2 grapefruits
30 ml (2 tbsp)2 tbsp (30 ml)2 tbsp (30 ml)45 ml (3 tbsp)3 tbsp (45 ml)3 tbsp (45 ml)fresh lime juicefresh lime juicefresh lime juiceabout 1 lime (for one 473 ml16 oz tubpint)
15 g (2 tbsp)2 tbsp (15 g)2 tbsp (15 g)25 g (3 tbsp)3 tbsp (25 g)3 tbsp (25 g)fresh jalapeño (or other green chili), slicedfresh jalapeño (or other green chili), slicedfresh jalapeño (or other green chili), slicedabout 1 small chili (for one 473 ml16 oz tubpint)

Add right before spinning

90 ml (¼ cup + 2 tbsp)90 ml¼ cup + 2 tbsp (90 ml)135 ml (½ cup + 1 tbsp)140 ml (135 ml)½ cup + 1 tbsp (135 ml)blanco tequilablanco tequilablanco tequila

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Stir 30 g caster or granulated sugar2½ tbsp caster or granulated sugar2½ tbsp granulated sugar45 g caster or granulated sugar55 ml caster or granulated sugar3½ tbsp granulated sugar and a pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salt into 290 ml pink grapefruit juice290 ml pink grapefruit juice1¼ cups pink grapefruit juice435 ml pink grapefruit juice440 ml pink grapefruit juice1¾ cups pink grapefruit juice and 30 ml fresh lime juice2 tbsp fresh lime juice2 tbsp fresh lime juice45 ml fresh lime juice3 tbsp fresh lime juice3 tbsp fresh lime juice for about 1 minute, until the sugar dissolves.
Stir in 15 g fresh jalapeño2 tbsp fresh jalapeño2 tbsp fresh jalapeño25 g fresh jalapeño3 tbsp fresh jalapeño3 tbsp fresh jalapeño and let it steep for 15 minutes. Strain it out, and keep a few of the slices covered in the fridge for the glasses.
Pour the base into an empty tubpint. It stays well below the max fill line, which leaves room for what you add before spinning. Put the lid on and freeze on a level shelf for 24 hours.
Rub a lime wedge around the rim of each glass, then dip the rim in 1 tbsp chili-lime seasoning1 tbsp chili-lime seasoning1 tbsp chili-lime seasoning1½ tbsp chili-lime seasoning1½ tbsp chili-lime seasoning1½ tbsp chili-lime seasoning spread on a saucer.
Dig a hole about 4 cm1½ in wide down to the bottom of the frozen tubpint. Pour in 90 ml blanco tequila90 ml blanco tequila¼ cup + 2 tbsp blanco tequila135 ml blanco tequila140 ml blanco tequila½ cup + 1 tbsp blanco tequila, then lock it into the machine and run Frozen Drink.

To serve: Pour into the rimmed tall glasses and add a grapefruit wedge and a thin slice of green chili.

My notes

Tips

For a milder slush, scrape out the seeds and white ribs before slicing the chili. For more heat, leave them in and steep for 30 minutes.
For an alcohol-free version, use the same amount of cold grapefruit soda, whisked flat, in place of the tequila.
No chili-lime seasoning? Mix 1 tsp flaky salt with ½ tsp mild chili powder and the finely grated zest of half a lime.

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Why it works

Grapefruit juice with a little extra sugar lands at about 15% sugar, so it freezes into fine ice, and a pinch of salt softens its bitterness. A short steep gives the chili flavor without much burn, and the tequila goes in at the end.

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