Classic Margarita on the Rocks with Salt Rim
This recipe provides the traditional ratio for a balanced Margarita served over ice with a perfectly salted rim.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Total Time: 5 min
- Yield: 1 serving
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: Shaking
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Diet: Low Fat
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 oz Blanco Tequila (100% agave)
- 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 0.75 oz Orange Liqueur (Cointreau recommended)
- Coarse Salt (for rim)
- Lime wedge (for rim and garnish)
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Prepare the salt rim: Run a lime wedge around the outer rim of your serving glass.
- Pour coarse salt onto a small, flat plate. Gently invert the glass and press the moistened rim lightly into the salt to coat evenly. Do not coat the inside of the glass.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Add the tequila, fresh lime juice, and orange liqueur to the shaker.
- Seal the shaker and shake hard until the outside of the shaker is very cold, about 15 to 20 seconds.
- Fill your prepared, salted glass with fresh ice cubes.
- Strain the mixture from the shaker into the prepared glass over the ice.
- Garnish with a fresh lime wedge or wheel.
Notes
- Use only freshly squeezed lime juice for the best flavor. Bottled juice changes the taste significantly.
- For a slightly less tart drink, you can reduce the lime juice to 0.75 oz and increase the orange liqueur to 1 oz.
- If you prefer a less intense salt flavor, only salt half of the rim.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cocktail
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 50
- Fat: 0
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 12
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 0
- Cholesterol: 0