Spicy Cucumber Margarita

Name: Spicy Cucumber Margarita
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 4 slices cucumber; 1 slice lime; 1 ounce orange liqueur; 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice; ½ to 1 ounce agave; 2 ounces blanco tequila; 1 slice fresh jalapeno

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Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings
1 cocktail
Calories
316 kcal
Course
Cocktails
Cuisine
Mexican

Spicy Cucumber Margarita

Iris Warren

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This Spicy Cucumber Margarita has just the perfect balance of cool flavors + heat, with fresh jalapeno, cucumber, and lime. It comes together in minutes, a fun and delicious tequila cocktail!

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Ingredients

Servings

4 slices cucumber about ¼” thick - use a regular cucumber, not English or Persian
1 slice lime about ¼” thick
1 ounce orange liqueur
1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
½ to 1 ounce agave to taste - or substitute simple syrup or honey
2 ounces blanco tequila
1 slice fresh jalapeno about ¼” thick, with seeds - use more for additional heat

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Instructions

Add sliced cucumber, sliced lime, orange liqueur, lime juice, and agave to a cocktail shaker. Muddle for 30 to 60 seconds, or until cucumber and lime slices are completely broken up. A cocktail muddler has a grooved head that is designed for breaking up fresh ingredients easily, but a simple wooden spoon works in a pinch!
Add tequila and jalapeno. Fill shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
Strain into a lowball glass filled with ice. Garnish with slices of cucumber, lime, and jalapeno, if desired. Enjoy immediately.

Notes

For more heat: Add the jalapeno in Step 1 and muddle it along with the cucumber and lime. And for even more heat, add more jalapeno slices!
For a regular salted rim: Dip the rim of your glass into a shallow plate of water, and then dip the wet rim into a small plate of coarse salt or margarita salt.
For a spicy rim: Combine 2 tablespoons of coarse salt and 2 teaspoons of Tajin. Dip the rim of the glass into water and then into the spicy salt mixture.
For a pitcher of margarita, for 6 drinks:
In a quart jar (or similar-sized container) with a tight-fitting lid, muddle 24 slices of cucumber, 6 slices of lime, 6 ounces of orange liqueur, 6 ounces of lime juice, and 6 ounces of agave until all the cucumber and lime slices are completely broken up.
Add 12 ounces of tequila and 6 slices of jalapeno and fill jar with ice.
Cover the jar tightly and shake vigorously for 30 seconds. Strain into a small pitcher or another jar and set in the fridge to chill until your guests arrive.
To serve, add ice to 6 individual glasses and divide prepared margarita mixture evenly. Garnish with slices of cucumber, lime, and jalapeno, if desired.