Cocktail Hour: Raspberry Basil Margarita

"If life gives you lemons, make margaritas" - Jimmy Buffett











For a drinking girl on a diet . . .


1 1/2 cup of fresh raspberries
1/4 cup of fresh basil

Juice from 1 whole lime
3 oz. Tequila Blanco
1 oz. Triple Sec
1 1/2 packets of Splenda or, for the non-dieter, 2 tbsp. simple syrup
1 1/2 cups of ice

Blend all ingredients together. Garnish with slice of lime and spring of basil.