Blood orange margarita
Makes 4
Easy
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Blood oranges add a beautiful ruby red hue to a pitcher of margaritas. Remember to add a large pinch of hot chilli powder to really make your cocktail sing!
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- ½ tsp sea salt flakes
- ½ tsp caster sugar
- a large pinch hot chilli powder
- for the glass rims and to serve blood orange slices
- 200ml tequila
- 150ml blood orange juice (freshly squeezed)
- 1 limejuiced
- 100ml triple sec
Method
step 1
Tip the sea salt flakes, sugar and chilli powder onto a plate and mix. Run a blood orange slice over the rims of four glasses, then dip them in the salt and sugar mixture. Fill the glasses with lots of crushed ice.
step 2
In a bowl or jug, mix together the tequila, orange juice, lime juice and triple sec, add some ice and stir really well until chilled. Strain into the four glasses and serve with a blood orange slice or wedge on the rims.
