The Finest Grapefruit Margarita | Formidable Kitchen

We made it to Friday, so I believe we deserve a recent, scrumptious, lovely cocktail to shut out the week. Don’t you assume? I’ve had a lot enjoyable testing out new cocktail recipes over the previous couple of years, and my favorites, by far, are margaritas.

This simple grapefruit margarita recipe is made with simply 5 easy substances. We’re skipping the grapefruit juice focus and utilizing freshly squeezed grapefruit juice (so good this time of yr), then we’re topping our glasses with a tajín rim and dried grapefruit slices as a result of you realize we’re fancy like that.

In case you missed it, we share a simple tutorial for making dried citrus right here.

I hope you LOVE this excellent grapefruit margarita. Name up your folks and have a beautiful weekend!

Every little thing you’ll have to make the perfect grapefruit margarita

You’ll typically discover substances like orange liqueur, Cointreau, or Grand Marnier in a basic margarita recipe to provide it a boozy, citrus taste, however this lovely grapefruit margarita is made with simply 5 easy substances for a enjoyable, refreshing cocktail everybody will love! Right here’s what you’ll have to make it:

• Tequila: I desire to make use of silver tequila, or tequila blanco, in my margarita recipes.
• Easy syrup: we’re sweetening this margarita with slightly easy syrup, however agave nectar also needs to work. See beneath to learn to make it your self!
• Triple Sec: you’ll be able to both add Triple Sec or slightly extra easy syrup for sweetness.
• Recent juices: we’re squeezing in recent lime juice and, in fact, recent grapefruit juice for a scrumptious, fruity style. No pink grapefruit juice focus essential.
• To serve: these are elective, however I like including tajín to the rime and garnishing every glass with dehydrated grapefruit slices or a recent grapefruit wedge!

The right way to make do-it-yourself easy syrup

A fast shortcut for easy syrup: shake equal elements granulated sugar and water (2 tablespoons every can be sufficient for two grapefruit margaritas) in a small jar for 1-2 minutes till the sugar dissolves. In case you’re swapping the Triple Sec for extra easy syrup, double the granulated sugar and water.

Jazz up your grapefruit margarita

In case you love bubbly drinks, this simple grapefruit margarita can also be scrumptious with slightly membership soda poured in!

Our favourite methods to garnish

You need to use sea salt, however I actually love including tajín to the rim of the glasses once I make margaritas. Tajín is a Mexican spice mix that sometimes consists of dried, floor chilies, sea salt and dehydrated lime juice. It’s tangy, slightly spicy, and the flavour is SO scrumptious paired with this recent grapefruit margarita.

To rim your glass you’ll minimize a wedge from a lime and rub the minimize aspect of the lime alongside the rim of the glass. Pour tajín (or sea salt) onto a small plate and dip the moist glass rim into the tajín to coat it. Then make your cocktail and pour it proper in! Don’t neglect to prime your drink with a dried grapefruit slice. Study precisely how one can make dried citrus right here!

Scrumptious grapefruit margaritas in 3 steps

1. Salt the rim. Earlier than making the cocktail, add salt or tajín to the rim utilizing the directions above.
2. Shake it up. Add all the substances (in addition to garnishes) to a cocktail shaker or mason jar with 1/2 cup ice cubes. Shake all of it up.
3. Serve & get pleasure from! Add some ice to your glasses, then pour the margarita combination, prime with dried grapefruit rounds, and luxuriate in!

Can I make an even bigger batch?

Completely! This recipe makes 2 margaritas as-is, so be at liberty to triple or quadruple this recipe to serve extra company.

Our favourite cocktail-making instruments

1. Shake it up with a cocktail shaker
2. A easy strainer in case your shaker doesn’t have one
3. I like utilizing this hand juicer for all issues juicing
4. Cute margarita glasses like these or these
5. A pitcher for serving a celebration

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