Blood Orange Margarita
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Blood Orange Margarita
Description
This Blood Orange Margarita recipe starts by rimming the glass with a mixture of sanding sugar and salt to create a sweet-salty edge. The cocktail shaker combines ice with blood orange juice, blanco tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and grenadine, which adds sweetness, flavor, and color. Shaking the ingredients chills and blends the flavors before straining into the prepared glass over fresh ice.
The drink is garnished with slices and sprigs of blood orange and mint, adding a fresh aromatic touch and enhancing presentation. The blend of tangy citrus, smooth tequila, and sweet grenadine offers a layered and refreshing cocktail experience perfect for a single serving.
Grenadine can be substituted with simple syrup if preferred. Shaking can be done in a cocktail shaker or alternative containers like a mason jar, or ingredients can be stirred well if shaking tools are unavailable.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon sanding sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3½ ounces blood orange juice
- 1½ ounces tequila blanco
- 1 ounce triple sec
- ½ ounce lime juice
- 1½ ounces grenadine
- mint sprigs and slices for garnish
- blood orange sprigs and slices for garnish
Instructions
- Place the sugar and salt on a small plate and mix them together.
- Dip the rim of a glass in a small bowl of water. Place the wet rim in the salt and sugar mixture.
- Turn the glass upright.
- Add ice to a cocktail shaker.
- Pour in the blood orange juice, tequila and triple sec into the shaker.
- Next, pour the lime juice and grenadine into the shaker.
- Shake to combine. Add ice to the prepared glass, then strain the drink into the glass. Garnish with blood orange slices and mint, then serve.
Notes
- This recipe yields a single drink but can be scaled by adjusting the serving size.
- Grenadine adds sweetness, flavor, and color; simple syrup can be used as a substitute if preferred.
- If no cocktail shaker is available, you can shake ingredients in a mason jar or stir thoroughly with a spoon.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 284 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 284kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 60g | 20% |
| Protein | 0.5g | 1% |
| Fat | 0.2g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.03g | 0% |
| Sodium | 602mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 124mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 46g | 92% |
| Vitamin A | 52IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 16mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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