Cherry Margarita

1 cup pitted and halved Northwest fresh sweet cherries
1/4 cup tequila
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons orange liqueur
2 cups crushed ice, divided
Lime juice
Kosher salt
2 Northwest sweet cherries with stems

Yield: 2 Servings

Combine cherries, tequila, lime juice, sugar, orange liqueur and 1 cup crushed ice in blender container.  Blend until smooth.  Add remaining ice and blend until mixture becomes slushy.  Dip the rims of 12-ounce cocktail glasses in lime juice then dip in salt.  Pour cherry mixture into glass.  Garnish each with a cherry with stem.