Pomegranate Margaritas

• Recipe by Govind Armstrong

"I just love pomegranates," says Armstrong, who uses the tart fruit in everything from salads to sauces. "Last winter, so many farmers brought me pomegranates that I had to think of something else to do with them. So I came up with this cocktail."

Ingredients

1. 1 3/4 cups chilled pomegranate juice
2. Kosher salt
3. 1 1/2 cups silver tequila
4. 1 cup triple sec
5. 2/3 cup fresh lime juice
6. Ice cubes
7. 8 lime wheels, for garnish

Directions

1. Pour 1/4 cup of the pomegranate juice into a saucer; spread kosher salt in another saucer. Moisten the outer edge of 8 margarita glasses with the pomegranate juice, then coat with the salt.
2. In a pitcher, stir the remaining 1 1/2 cups of pomegranate juice, the tequila, triple sec and lime juice. Working in batches, shake the mixture in a large ice-filled shaker, then strain into the glasses. Garnish each margarita with a lime wheel and serve.