Blood Orange Margarita

Shake up your happy hour with this fresh and vibrant blood orange margarita.

Simple Blood Orange Margarita

I don't go to the farmer's market often, but a while back, I sampled a wedge of my local produce guy's blood oranges, and I knew they'd be perfect for making blood orange margaritas.

Blood oranges have a bright, deep red color; they're sweeter than regular oranges and less acidic, so you can omit the sweetener (simple syrup) or reduce it in the recipe.

How to Make a Margarita with Blood Orange

1. Prep your glass and garnishes. If you enjoy a salty rim, do this first.
2. Shake up this blood orange margarita by adding all the ingredients to a shaker with lots of ice. Shake it vigorously, more than you think, until the sides are frosted.
3. Strain this cocktail into your glass filled with fresh ice. Then, garnish it with blood orange wedges and enjoy.

Other Citrus Margaritas

This cocktail is a variation of my brunch-worthy orange Margarita. If you're watching your calories, you can make my kinny blood orange margarita recipe.

Blood Orange Margarita Recipe

Servings: 1

Prep Time: 5 minutes mins

This Blood Orange Margarita is bright, refreshing, and has just the right amount of citrus and booze.

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Ingredients

• 2 ounces tequila, silver or blanco
• 1 ounce Cointreau or Triple Sec
• 3 ounces blood orange juice
• 1 ounce fresh lime juice, about 1 lime
• Salt for rimming, optional

Instructions

Prep:

• If you enjoy a salted drink, prep the rim of your glass by rubbing a lime wedge or the sliced blood orange along the rim. Dip in tequila salt, fill the glass with ice, and set aside.

Make the marg:

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Squeeze the blood orange and pour the juice into the shaker. Store-bought blood orange juice works too. Add tequila, Cointreau, and lime juice. Shake until the sides are fully frosted.

Serve:

• Pour the shaken mixture into the prepared glass and garnish with a blood orange wedge. Enjoy!

Notes

Make a pitcher of this blood orange margarita with 4 cups of blood orange juice (about 12 blood oranges), 1 ½ cups fresh lime juice (about 12 limes), 1 ½ cups Cointreau or other triple sec, 3 ½ cups silver tequila. Mix well and refrigerate. Pour over ice.

Equipment

Cocktail Shaker Set

Salt Rimmer

Lowball Glasses

Jigger

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 213mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 184IU | Vitamin C: 51mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.2mg