Cucumber Margarita
You only need a handful of ingredients to make this easy Cucumber Margarita. It’s refreshing, light in calories, and is perfect for any occasion. Make just one cocktail or whip up a whole pitcher for a party.
Servings: 1 drink
Calories: 141kcal
Equipment
- Cocktail shaker
Ingredients
- lime wedges for rimming glass
- coarse salt for rimming glass
- 1 medium cucumber peeled, and cut into chunks for blending
- 1 oz silver tequila
- 1 oz lime Juice
- ½ oz agave
- ice for shaking and serving
Instructions
- Prepare glass by running a lime wedge around the rim of the glass to moisten, then dip into a shallow dish of coarse salt. Angle the glass down to get a good coating of the salt. Set aside.
- To make the cucumber juice, blend the cucumber in a blender until the mixture is smooth (optional to add a splash of water to smooth out more) and strain the liquid through a mesh strainer to get rid of any pulp.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, cucumber juice, tequila, lime juice and agave and shake vigorously for 30 seconds then strain into salt rimmed glass filled with more ice.
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Notes
- To make this into a spicy cucumber margarita, the night before serving, combine sliced jalapeño with your tequila to infuse the flavor. Remove the jalapeño the next day before using the tequila.
- To make it sweeter, simply add more agave.
- Change up the salt on the rims. Use sea salt, ancho chili salt, salt mixed with lime zest, salt mixed with lemon zest, etc.
- A plate or shallow bowl is best for salting the rim of your glass. This helps prevent wasting excessive salt.
- Be sure you are using freshly squeezed lime juice and not bottled lime juice for the best flavor.
Nutrition
Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 308mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 159IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg