Margarita -

Margarita

Tequila is made from the sap of a fleshy-leafed plant called the blue agave and gets its name from the town of Tequila, where it has been made for more than 200 years. The Margarita is the most popular and well known drink made with tequila.

Ingredients

½ lime or lemon
Salt
120ml/4fl oz/½ cup white tequila
30ml/2 tbsp Triple Sec or Cointreau
30ml/2 tbsp freshly squeezed lime or lemon juice
4 or more ice cubes

Details

Serves: 2

Method

Rub the rims of two cocktail glasses with the lime or lemon. Pour some salt into a saucer and dip in the glasses so that the rims are frosted.

Combine the tequila, Triple Sec or Cointreau, and lime and lemon juice in a jug and stir to mix well.

Pour the tequila mixture into the prepared glasses. Add the ice cubes and serve at once.

Cook’s Tip:- It really is worth going to the trouble of buying limes for this recipe. Lemons will do, but something of the special flavour of the drink will be lost in the substitution.

Related food category:

• Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Drinks
• Tequila Cocktails