5.0 from 21 votes
Blood Orange Margarita with Smoky Salt
This Fresh Blood Orange Margarita has an optional smoky salted rim. The fresh citrus flavors of the blood orange make this a sweet and tart cocktail, and the smoked paprika salted rim gives it a little something extra.
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 1 Margarita
Calories: 314 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
For The Blood Orange Margarita:
- 3 ounces fresh blood orange juice
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- 2 ounces silver tequila
- 1 ounce Grand Marnier
- *optional 1/2 ounce simple syrup*
For The Smoky Salt Rim:
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Spanish smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1 lime wedge
Instructions
- To make salt rim, mix salt, sugar and paprika together and spread on a small plate. Use a lime wedge to moisten the edge of a glass, then dip edge into salt mixture.
- In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add all ingredients for blood orange margarita. Shake until fully mixed, then pour into glass. I prefered to serve mine without ice, but you can serve over ice if you would like,
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Notes
- *If you prefer a sweeter drink, add simple syrup. I enjoyed my margaritas without any simple syrup and found that the blood orange juice added enough sweetness for me. You may want to make the drink without simple syrup, taste it, and add the simple syrup if you would like it sweeter. Simple syrup is easy to make, just mix one part water to one part sugar.Margaritas usually call for triple sec or Cointreau, but I decided to use Grand Marnier because I really like the flavor.Juice yield will depend on individual oranges, but I found that 5-6 oranges made about half a cup of juice.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1Margarita
Calories
314kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
2339mg
(97%)
Potassium
170mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
29g
(58%)
Vitamin A
665IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
56.3mg
(63%)
Iron
0.7mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1Margarita
Amount Per Serving
Calories 314
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1Margarita | |
| Calories | 314kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 2339mg | 97% |
| Potassium | 170mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 665IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 56.3mg | 63% |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.