Blood Orange Margarita Recipe

Time10m

Serves1

Margarita infused with blood orange purée

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Ingredients

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1
Prepare and shake
Add 2 oz blanco tequila, 1 oz blood orange purée, 1 oz Cointreau (or triple sec), 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, and 0.5 oz simple syrup into a cocktail shaker. Fill the shaker with ice (about 1 cup). Secure the lid and shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds, until the exterior of the shaker is cold and slightly frosted.
2
Strain
If serving 'on the rocks': Fill a rocks glass with fresh ice and double-strain the cocktail over the ice using a Hawthorne or fine mesh strainer to remove pulp and small ice chips. If serving 'up' (no ice): double-strain into a chilled coupe or margarita glass.

3
Rim the glass: Run a lime wedge around the rim of the glass, then dip the rim into a shallow plate with kosher salt or tajín to coat evenly (use about 1 tsp for one glass).
4
Finish and serve: Garnish the cocktail with a blood orange wheel or wedge on the rim. Serve immediately.