Margarita Recipe
Making the best margarita is easy! You only need 4 ingredients and a few minutes, and you’ll be sipping a refreshing cocktail right at home in no time.
Servings: 1 cocktail
Equipment
- Cocktail shaker (or mason jar with lid and strainer)
Ingredients
- 1 ½ ounces silver (blanco) tequila
- 1 ¼ ounces fresh lime juice
- ½ ounce orange liqueur Cointreau is best, or triple sec
- ½ ounce light agave nectar or more or less to taste
- Ice
- Lime wheel or wedge to garnish
- Coarse sugar or salt for rim optional
Instructions
- Spread a thin layer of salt or sugar onto a small plate. Rub a lime wedge around the rim of a rocks glass (or other glass of choice), then dip the rim into the salt/sugar to coat.
- Fill the glass about three-quarters full with ice.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice. Add the tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur, and agave.
- Shake vigorously until the mixture is well chilled, about 15 seconds.
- Strain into the prepared glass. Garnish with a lime wheel or wedge and serve immediately. Cheers!
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Notes
- Why orange liqueur? It’s classic in a margarita, balancing the sharpness of the lime and tequila and adding a subtle orange peel note. Cointreau is higher-quality than triple sec.
- Light agave keeps a margarita bright and crisp and easily dissolves. You can use simple syrup if preferred.
- Want a skinny margarita? Use ¼ ounce agave!
- Don’t have a jigger? Tequila = 3 tablespoons, lime juice = 2 ½ tablespoons, orange liqueur = 1 tablespoon, agave = 1 tablespoon
- Don’t have a cocktail shaker? Use a mason jar with a lid!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cocktail (no salt/sugar rim) | Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 18IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.1mg