Margarita Recipe
Classic cocktail with tequila and lime
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Ingredients
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Cocktail Ingredients
Method
Preparation Steps
- 1
Prepare the glass
Take a lime wedge and run it around the rim of a chilled cocktail glass. Dip the rim in salt to coat it evenly. Set the glass aside.
- 2
Mix the cocktail
In a cocktail shaker, add the tequila, fresh lime juice, Cointreau (or triple sec), and simple syrup. Fill the shaker with ice.
- 3
Shake
Secure the lid on the shaker and shake vigorously for about 15 seconds until well chilled.
- 4
- 5
Garnish and serve
Garnish with a lime wedge on the edge of the glass and serve immediately.