Blood Orange Margarita Recipe

two blood orange margarita glasses with salted rims on a white surface with a wedge of blood orange as garnish

Servings: 1

Prep Time: 5

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

5 from 7 votes

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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.

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