Tested and Perfected by Food and Wine
Pineapple Pico
© Tina Rupp

Pineapple Pico

Contributed by
  • ACTIVE:
  • TOTAL TIME:
  • SERVINGS: Makes 1 Drink

Pineapple pico de gallo, a spicy fresh relish, adds flavor and texture to this tropical drink. (Kathy Casey serves the cocktail with an extra-fat straw.) Serve any leftover pico de gallo with grilled fish or shrimp, on top of ice cream or panna cotta or as a dip with chips.

cocktails Glassware Guide

  1. 1 lime wedge and kosher salt
  2. Ice
  3. 1 ounce pineapple vodka or plain vodka
  4. 1 ounce blanco tequila
  5. 1/2 ounce Cointreau or other triple sec
  6. 1 ounce fresh lime juice
  7. 3/4 ounce agave nectar
  8. 1 pineapple leaf, for garnish (optional)
  9. 2 tablespoons Pineapple Pico de Gallo, for garnish
  1. Moisten the outer rim of a collins or highball glass with the lime wedge and coat lightly with salt. Add ice to the glass. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then add all of the remaining ingredients except the garnishes; shake well. Strain into the prepared glass and garnish with the pineapple leaf and Pineapple Pico de Gallo.