Simple syrup is equal amounts of water and sugar boiled together just until the sugar is fully dissolved. Cool before using in a cocktail drink.If you want to experiment with variations of the Margarita, try substituting unsweetened pineapple or mango juice.
Course Drinks
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 5 minutesmins
Cook Time 0 minutesmins
Total Time 5 minutesmins
Servings 3glasses
Author Connie Veneracion
Ingredients
table salt
lime wedgesfor the Margarita glasses
½cuptequila
¼cupTriple Sec
¼cuplime juicefreshly squeezed
¼cupsimple syrup
ice
lime slicesto garnish (optional)
Instructions
Prepare the margarita glass
Spread about two tablespoons table salt in a shallow bowl or plate with a diameter larger than the diameter of the rim of the Margarita glasses.
Take a lime wedge, run around the rim of the Margarita glasses then press the wet glass rim into the salt in the bowl or plate.
Shake the Margarita
Measure the tequila, Triple Sec and juice in a shaker. Shake.
Add the syrup. Shake again. Taste. Make the necessary adjustments by increasing the amount of one or more of the ingredients.
Blend the Margarita
Pour the mixed liquid into the blender, add ice and blend.
Pour into the prepared glasses, garnish with lime slices and enjoy your blended Margarita.