Prickly Pear Margarita
A refreshing and delicious prickly pear margarita made with tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and sweet syrup is the perfect cocktail to sip this summer.
Servings: 1
Calories: 324kcal
Ingredients
- Ice
- 1½ ounces silver tequila
- 1½ ounces prickly pear syrup
- 1 ounce lime juice
- 1 ounce triple-sec orange liqueur
- Kosher salt, garnish
- Lime wedge, garnish
Instructions
- First, you will garnish your 10-ounce margarita glass by taking your wedge of lime and running it around the entire rim of your glass, and then you will dip the rim of your glass in a shallow plate or bowl with the salt. Your plate should be wider than the rim of your glass, and you just need enough salt to lightly dip the rim into it.
- Once you have rimmed your glass with the salt, you can place your lime wedge onto the rim, and fill your glass half full with ice cubes.
- In the cup of a cocktail shaker filled with ice, you will add the silver tequila, prickly pear syrup, lime juice, and triple-sec orange liqueur. Place the cap on and shake vigorously for 20 to 30 seconds.
- Pour the prickly pear margarita into the prepared glass, straining out the ice from the shaker.
Notes
- This recipe also makes a beautiful frozen prickly pear margarita. You will just add all the ingredients to a high-powered blender with 1 to 1½ cups of ice and blend on high for 30 to 45 seconds or until smooth.
- This is a perfect cocktail for making a large batch and serving it in a pitcher for a crowd. Do not put ice into your pitcher with the other ingredients. This will dilute the drink. Keep the drink chilled in the refrigerator and serve individual servings over ice. When making a pitcher of margaritas, you will just do the math for the number of people you want to serve, add the ingredients to the pitcher and give it a good stir. There is no need to shake up individual portions and then add them to the pitcher.
- If you do not like the salt-rimmed glass, you can certainly swap it out for a sugar-rimmed glass.
Nutrition
Calories: 324kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 130mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 0.1mg