Margarita de Pepino de Xcaret (Cucumber Margaritas)
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 medium cucumber, peeled,seeds removed
- 1 cup lime juice (Mexican or Key Lime preferred)
- 4 ounces Cointreau liqueur
- 2 ounces simple syrup
- 6 ounces tequila
- ground dried chile pequins (cayenne ok)
- kosher salt
- lime wedge
directions
- Note: To prepare a simple syrup, mix one part water with 2 parts sugar and bring to a boil in a saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar; remove from heat and allow to cool.
- Place cucumber, lime juice, cointreau, simple syrup, and tequila in blender and process until smooth.
- Mix ground chile or cayenne with salt; run lime wedge around rim of margarita glasses, and holding glass inverted, dust the wet part on the outside with salt/chile mixture until rim is coated (this keep salt out of drink by not dipping into the salt).
- Pour drink mix into glasses, and garnish with lime wedges.
- Serve with ice, if desired.
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PalatablePastime
Cincinnati
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