Cactus pear, orange and Metaxa cocktail
A refreshing drink made with pureed castus pear, freshly squeezed orange juice and Greek cognac
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- Not listed
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cactus pears
- 1 cup orange juice
- 4 tbsp Metaxa or other fine cognac
- 2 sprigs rosemary
- ice
Instructions
- 1
Peel your cactus pears, (watch video here) and chop each fruit into chunks. Place in a blender and puree until smooth.
- 2
Pass the pureed cactus pear through a fine mesh sieve set over a large measuring cup or bowl. Stir the liquid around with a spoon until all that remains are the seeds (that liquid will have pass through into the measuring cup or bowl).
- 3
Place 2 - 3 ice cubes in each of two tumbler glasses.
- 4
To each glass add 4 tablespoons of the cactus pear juice. Then add 2 tablespoons of Metaxa to each glass. Top each glass with 1/2 cup orange juice.
- 5
Serve with the sprig of rosemary in the glass, which not only adds flavour to the drink, but can also be used as a stir stick.
- 6
Enjoy!