Muddled Strawberry Margarita with a Citrus Salt Rim
Refreshing & easy-to-make summer tequila cocktail.
Servings: 1 drink
Equipment
- 1 large cocktail shaker or mason jars
- zester
Ingredients
- ½ cup ripe strawberries in season strawberries
- 1 teaspoon honey or sugar or sugar
- 1 orange (or 1.5oz orange juice)
- 1 lime
- 1.5 oz Tequila Blanco less if you don’t want it too strong
- kosher salt & zest of fruit for rim! I like kosher salt!
Instructions
- Cut up strawberries into quarters. In a large mason jar or cocktail shaker, add cut strawberries. Add honey or sugar. Let sit. Meanwhile, zest lime & orange for salt. Peel a piece rind for garnish if you’d like.
- On small, flat plate, add 1-2 tablespoons of salt & citrus zest. Mix. Lightly rub fruit along rim of glass. Salt the rim by tapping wet rim into the salt. Fill glass with ice.
- Add juice of 1 orange (or OJ) & juice of 1 lime to sweetened strawberries. Mash them as well as you can with bottom of handle of wooden spoon or cocktail muddler. Add tequila to cocktail shaker and then fill it with ice. Shake hard until shaker feels very cold. Strain into glass with ice. Add some muddled strawberry if you would like. Garnish with strawberry slice and orange or lime rind.
Notes
Home Cook's Note:
* Replace orange juice with 1oz orange flavored liquer for a more classic marg: I like triple sec or grand mariner
Nutrition
Serving: 1drink | Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 34IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 0.4mg