Description
A festive twist on a classic margarita.
Blood orange and ginger add a warm, wintery flair.
Ingredients
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- 1/4 cups (60 ml) blood orange juice
- zest from one blood orange
- 1/4 cups (60 ml) granulated sugar
- slices of blood orange for garnish
- ice
- 2 oz (60 ml) blood orange juice
- 1.5 oz (45 ml) tequila
- juice from 1 wedge of lime
- 3 oz (90 ml) strong ginger beer
Instructions
- Place 1/4 cup blood orange juice into a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, combine blood orange zest and sugar.
- Dip the rim of a glass into the blood orange juice, then into the sugar mixture to coat the rim evenly.
- Fill the glass with ice.
- In a cocktail shaker, combine 1 cup of ice with 2 ounces blood orange juice, 1.5 ounces tequila, and the juice from a lime wedge.
- Shake vigorously.
- Pour into the prepared glass and top with ginger beer.
- Stir and enjoy!
Notes
- For a less sweet margarita, reduce the granulated sugar to 2 tablespoons.
- If blood oranges are unavailable, substitute with regular orange juice and add a few drops of orange extract for flavor.
- Store leftover ginger beer in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. The other ingredients should be mixed fresh for the best flavor.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: Shaking
- Cuisine: Mexican-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20
- Sodium: 5
- Carbohydrates: 30
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 1