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Melina’s Margarita (skinny!)

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Course Drinks
Servings 1 cocktail

Equipment

  • Drink Shaker

Ingredients
  

  • ice
  • 2 limes juiced
  • 2 oz tequila
  • 2 oz Cointreau or triple sec
  • 2 tsp agave syrup
  • sprinkle of salt

Optional

  • To make it a spicy margarita, add a few slices of jalapeno. For an added flavour kick, add some passion fruit pulp.

For an optional salted rim

  • 1 tbsp coarse salt
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 2 tsp lime zest
  • 1 lime wedge

Instructions
 

If salting the rim

  • Mix together the salt, chili powder, and lime zest in a flat dish
  • Rub the lime wedge along the rim of the glass to moisten
  • Turn your glass face down onto the plate, to coat the rim of the glass in the salt mixture

For the drink

  • Place all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake vigorously.
  • Optionally rim your glass with salt.
  • Pour over a glass with ice.
  • Top with a garnish of lime wedge, jalapeno slice, or any garnish of your choosing.
Keyword Cocktail, margarita, skinny, tequila