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3 “Basic” Margarita Recipes For National Margarita Day

February 22, 2021

Happy National Margarita Day – A very under recognized holiday if you ask me. Now especially with COVID, I am sure everyone is dealing with a different situation or under complete lockdown, so a fiesta may be out of the question. However, that shouldn’t stop you from celebrating.

There are tons of margarita variations but I figured for this first dedicated post to them, I would cover the basics. There is something for everyone. The classic margarita recipe for the purist, with its tart but balanced taste. Just by adding one ingredient (the jalapeno) it takes it to another level for those spice lovers and is the one I personally gravitate towards.  Finally a frozen strawberry margarita for those who prefer something a little sweeter and fruity. These recipes are all crazy easy and of course you can make any of them frozen. 

Classic Margarita

Ingredients

Directions

  • 1 cup of tequila
  • 2/3 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1/3 cup orange-flavored liqueur
  • 2 teaspoons superfine sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of salt for dipping
  1. Rim the edges of your glass with lime and dip into salt.
  2. Add all ingredients together and shake well.
  3. Garnish with lime.

Jalapeno Margarita

Ingredients

Directions

  • 1/2 to 1 sliced seeded jalapeno
  • 1 1/4 cups tequila in a glass
  • 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
  • 3 tablespoons orange flavored liqueur
  • 2 teaspoons superfine sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of salt for dipping
  1. Mix 1/2 to 1 sliced seeded jalapeno and the tequila. Let stand 1 hour at least.
  2. Rim glasses with lime and dip into a mixture of 2 tablespoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of salt
  3. Combine all ingredients and shake well.
  4. Garnish with cilantro

Frozen Strawberry Margarita

Ingredients

Directions

  • 3 cups strawberries, hulled, plus 4 more strawberries for garnish

  • 3/4 cup tequila (preferably anejo)

  • 1/4 cup orange-flavored liqueur

  • 1/3 cup fresh lime juice

  • 2 tablespoons honey

  • Kosher salt

  • 3 cups ice

  1. Put the sugar in a small bowl. Cut a small slit at the bottom of each of the 4 strawberries. Set both aside. 
  2. Combine the remaining 3 cups strawberries with the tequila, liqueur, lime juice, honey and a pinch of salt in a blender. Blend until smooth.  
  3. Dip each reserved strawberry in the sugar, then perch 1 on each glass. 

Note: Each recipe serves roughly four people.

Are you guys cocktail lovers?Margarita lovers? If so, which one is your favorite?

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