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Grapefruit Margarita Recipe
This grapefruit margarita is a light, summery, refreshing take on the classic margarita. The tart taste of grapefruit and lime is balanced with an easy homemade agave or honey simple syrup. It's perfect for patio season, and it's ready in just 10 minutes!
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 1 margarita
Calories: 227 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- sea salt to rim the glass
- 2 ounces white tequila
- 1 ounce grapefruit juice
- 1 ounce lime juice
- 1 ounce agave or honey simple syrup recipe below
- lices of grapefruit to garnish
Agave Simple Syrup
- ¼ cup agave syrup can sub honey
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Wet the rim of a glass with a cut piece of grapefruit or lime. Pour some salt on a plate and dip the wet rim into the salt. Fill the glass with ice.
- Fill a cocktail shaker or mason jar with ice, and then add the tequila, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and simple syrup and stir until it's cold.
- Strain your margarita into the prepared glass and then garnish it with slices of grapefruit.
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Agave Simple Syrup
- Mix the agave or honey with hot tap water and stir until it dissolves. Store any leftovers in a jar in your fridge for up to a month.
Notes
- Make a pitcher of grapefruit margaritas by using cups instead of ounces: 2 cups tequila, 1 cup grapefruit juice, 1 cup lime juice, and 1 cup of simple syrup. Add the ingredients to a pitcher filled with ice and slices of grapefruit and stir.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 margarita
Calories
227kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
1181mg
(49%)
Potassium
98mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
24g
(48%)
Vitamin A
16IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
16mg
(18%)
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1margarita
Amount Per Serving
Calories 227
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 margarita | |
| Calories | 227kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Sodium | 1181mg | 49% |
| Potassium | 98mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 24g | 48% |
| Vitamin A | 16IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 16mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.