Description

This blood orange margarita recipe is just a delicious classic margarita with extra blood orange! Sweet & tart, with punch from the tequila.

Ingredients

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1 small blood orange, juice only (1/4 cup or 70 milliliters)
1 lime, juice only. (1 ounce or 2 tablespoons)
1 1/2 ounces blanco tequila (3 tablespoons)
1 1/2 ounces Cointreau (3 tablespoons, or Triple Sec)
Coarse sea salt to rim the glasses (or kosher salt)

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Instructions

To chill the glasses, fill them with ice cubes.
In a shaker, add ice cubes, the blood orange juice, lime juice, tequila and Cointreau. Shake for 15-30 seconds to combine and cool. This drink can also just be stirred, but it won't get as cool.
To rim the glasses, add course salt to a plate. Discard the ice cubes from the glasses, and rim with a little lime juice. Hold the glass in a 45 degree angle on the plate and give it a little turn so the salt sticks to the juice
Strain the blood orange margarita into the glasses. Garnish with slices of blood oranges or dehydrated citrus wheels, if desired.

Notes

Blood orange juice can be frozen for up to 18 months. Do not fill the container all the way up, as frozen liquid expands. If you can't find blood oranges, simply use regular oranges or more lime.

Make a classic margarita: Omit the blood orange juice. I would also reduce the tequila and Cointreau to 1 ounce each.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Inactive Time: 0 hours
Cook Time: 0 hours
Category: Drinks
Cuisine: Mexican

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 glass
Calories: 237
Sugar: 5.9
Sodium: 2
Fat: 0.2
Saturated Fat: 0
Unsaturated Fat: 0
Trans Fat: 0
Carbohydrates: 10.2
Fiber: 0.3
Protein: 0.6
Cholesterol: 0