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Blood Orange Margarita Recipe

Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: cocktail, drink
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Servings: 1 drink
Author: Becky Hardin

Equipment

  • Cocktail Shaker

Ingredients

  • Margarita salt or coarse sea salt, for rimming
  • Lime wedge for rimming
  • 3 ounces gold tequila
  • 1 ounce fresh lime juice from 1 lime
  • 1 ounce fresh blood orange juice from ½ blood orange
  • 1 ounce simple syrup
  • 1 ounce sparkling water
  • Blood orange slices optional, for garnish
  • Mint leaves optional, for garnish

Instructions

  • Run a lime wedge along the rim of your glass and dip into margarita salt.
    Margarita salt, Lime wedge
    an upturned short rocks glass being dipped into slat to create a rim.
  • In a shaker with ice, combine the tequila, lime juice, blood orange juice, and simple syrup.
    3 ounces gold tequila, 1 ounce fresh lime juice, 1 ounce fresh blood orange juice, 1 ounce simple syrup
    blood orange juice poured into a stainless shaker on a wooden cutting board.
  • Shake well for 15-20 seconds or until the shaker feels chilled. Pour over your prepared glass with ice.
    a blood orange margarita being strained through a stainless cocktail shaker into a rimmed short rocks glass with ice on a wooden cutting board.
  • Top off the drink with sparkling water.
    1 ounce sparkling water
    seltzer poured over a blood orange margarita in a rimmed short rocks glass on a wooden cutting board.
  • Garnish with a blood orange slice and mint if desired. Enjoy!
    Blood orange slices, Mint leaves

Notes

  • I prefer gold tequila for its woody, deeper flavor, but you could use reposado or blanco/silver.
  • While you can use bottled store-bought blood orange juice, freshly squeezed lime juice is a must!
  • Do not add the seltzer to the cocktail shaker. It will cause the cocktail to fizz and leak!
  • Nutritional information does not include optional ingredients.
Storage: Store a blood orange margarita (minus the seltzer and ice) in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Shake, pour over ice, and add the seltzer before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1drink | Calories: 293kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 110mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 71IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg