Freshly squeezed orange juice adds another layer of flavor and sets this otherwise classic margarita apart.
Provided by: Martha Stewart
Categories: Cocktail Recipes
Total time: 5 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yield: Makes 1 drink
Ingredients:
| Kosher salt |
| 1 ounce fresh lime juice, plus a lime wedge for the rim and a thinly sliced half moon of lime for serving |
| 2 ounces tequila |
| 1 ounce triple sec |
| 1 ounce fresh orange juice, plus a thinly sliced half moon of orange for serving |
Steps:
- Pour salt into a saucer. Moisten the rim of a margarita glass with a lime wedge. Dip glass into salt and fill with ice; set aside.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add tequila, triple sec, orange juice, and lime juice; shake to combine and strain into prepared glass. Garnish with lime and orange half moons. Serve.
Did you know the most requested cocktail throughout the state of Texas is the margarita? Did you also know that Texans prefer their margaritas with a touch of citrusy orange, and they call it a Texas Margarita. There are many versions of orange-infused Texas Margaritas, but this one adds that necessary orange flair with a little orange liqueur and a touch of fresh prepared orange juice. It’s a great cocktail, but you might want to limit yourself to just two. Just saying.
Provided by: Vickie Parks @Northwestgal
Categories: Cocktails
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1
Ingredients:
| 1 large lemon wedge |
| – coarse salt (for rim) |
| 2 ounce(s) reposado or blanco (silver) tequila made from 100% agave |
| 1 ounce(s) cointreau orange liqueur |
| 1 ounce(s) orange juice |
| 1/4 ounce(s) lime juice |
Steps:
- Chill margarita glass in fridge or freezer for 10 to 15 minutes. Rub rim with lemon wedge, then turn glass upside down and coat rim in coarse salt.
- Shake the tequila, contreau, orange juice and lime juice in a cocktail shaker, and pour into the chilled glass.
- Float the lemon wedge on top of the cocktail, and serve.