Spicy Blood Orange Margarita
Refreshing and delicious spicy blood orange margarita made with 5 simple ingredients! This beautiful blood orange margarita recipe is easy to make and such a fun way to enjoy blood oranges. Perfect for date night, girls' night, or tripling to serve a crowd!
Servings 2 servings
Calories 175cal
Ingredients
- For the margarita:
- 4 ounces silver tequila
- 1 ounce simple syrup* (2 tablespoons)
- 2 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice (1/4 cup fresh lime juice)
- 2 ounces freshly squeezed blood orange juice
- 2-4 jalapeño slices, depending on how spicy you like it
- For serving:
- Tajín (or sea salt) and a lime wedge for rimming the glass, if desired
- Thin blood orange slices
- Ice
Instructions
- If you’d like to rim your glass, do this first. Cut a wedge from a lime and rub the cut side of the lime along the rim of your favorite glass. Pour tajín (or sea salt) onto a plate and dip the wet glass rim into the tajín to coat it.
- Add tequila, simple syrup, fresh lime juice, blood orange juice and jalapeño slices to a cocktail shaker. Then add about ½ cup of ice cubes to the shaker, cover tightly, and shake vigorously for about 15 seconds.
- Add ice to two glasses then immediately pour the margarita mixture over, garnish with blood orange slices. Enjoy!
Notes
*A quick shortcut for simple syrup: shake equal parts granulated sugar + water (2 tbsp. each would be enough for 2 drinks) in a small jar for 1-2 minutes until the sugar dissolves.
Feel free to double, triple or quadruple the recipe to serve more.
Nutrition
Serving: 1margarita | Calories: 175cal | Carbohydrates: 11.9g | Protein: 0.2g | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 9.5g