Description
A refreshing twist on the classic margarita using blood orange juice.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ ounces tequila blanco or reposado
- 2 ounces blood orange juice
- ¾ ounce Cointreau
- ¾ ounce fresh lime juice
- Kosher salt, flaky sea salt, or Himalayan pink sea salt, for the rim (optional)
- Ice, for serving (try clear ice)
Instructions
- Cut a notch in a lime wedge, then run the lime around the rim of a glass. Dip the edge of the rim into a plate of salt (or for a festive look, use Margarita Salt).
- Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and fill it with ice. Shake until cold.
- Strain the margarita into the glass with the salted rim.
- Fill the glass with ice, garnish with a blood orange slice, if desired.
Notes
- For a sweeter margarita, you can adjust the amount of Cointreau or add simple syrup.
- Using fresh ingredients will enhance the flavor of the margarita.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Cocktails
- Method: Shake
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cocktail
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 15mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg