Sipping Saturday
On Saturday’s I enjoy sipping on a refreshing cocktail. May it be at a local Mexican restaurant with a plate of tacos or with my sister at home settling in to watch a movie. My drink of choice would have to be margaritas. A quality tequila swirled with fresh juice and a salt rimmed glass, perfection. Simply perfect for Saturday. Enjoy! Have a great weekend!
A citrus margarita is quickly created with grapefruit juice, orange juice and lime juice. Ice is boring why not add frozen segments of grapefruit instead to keep your margarita chilled. Live a little by topping off that rim with a candied orange salt mix.
Citrus Margarita
by Sweet Life
by Vianney Rodriguez
makes 4 margaritas
lime or orange wedges
candied orange peel salt
1 cup tequila
1/2 cup grapefruit juice
1/2 cup orange juice
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 cup Cointreau
ice cubes
On a small plate spread salt. With lime or orange wedges moisten rim of 6 ounce glasses. Dip glasses into salt. Place glasses into freezer to chill.
In a pitcher combine tequila, grapefruit, orange juice, lime juice and Cointreau. Remove glasses from freezer and serves margaritas mixture over ice. Serve
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Candied Orange Peel Salt Mix
by Sweet Life
by Vianney Rodriguez
2 oranges
1 1/2 cup water
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup of sugar
2 tablespoons salt
Cut off top and bottoms of oranges. Peel and remove pith. Cut rind into strips. Place water and 1 cup sugar in saucepan, when sugar has dissolved add orange strips and let the mix come to a boil. Boil for 15 minutes. Remove strips and drain well. Toss strips in the 1/2 cups sugar and allow to dry overnight on cooling rack. Add strips to food processor with the 2 tablespoons of salt. Pulse until you reach your desired texture. Rim your glass and enjoy. Store in airtight container.
I want one! And love the salt mix, they look so good 🙂
Looks wonderful! I have to try this.
Oh, you and your citrus, Bonnie. Yum! I could totally drink one of these right now-it’s like 89 degrees in my apartment. Ugh…
Ooh, I still want to make your citrus pudding though. I was craving it the other day while I was on a walk. Maybe I’ll make that this week…
Yay Spring is here and so is Margarita season! I look forward to sunny days and a good marg in hand. Looks gorgeous, as all your photos do!
This is exactly what my Monday needed. The photos will have to tide me over until I can have the real deal after work. Gorgeous!
Beautiful cocktails! I should make these with some of the Japanese citrus juices i’m experimenting with right now.
oh wow great drinks can I add to a FL citrus blog I write ?
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Rebecca
This is sipping spring sunshine. And then the candied orange peel – which just shimmers. It dances and I have noted it.
heck, so pretty, looks like a sipping Sunday too… beautiful and so tasty sounding… now if I could only get my tastebuds moving away from that dag-blasted bourbon….
I love how you describle the weekends and the special time with your sis…this margarita is just loveliness in a glass and the citrusy salt around the glass is very very cool…..I would love to have these in a pitcher with some tacos 🙂
chow! Devaki @ weavethousandflavors
Why hello there! I think this would make the PERFECT study break drink. It would definitely make for a much more fun night of studying AFTER I drink it!
Mmmm….looks very refreshing and perfect for the coming warmer weather.
Mmmm…I want one of these now! The Candied Orange Peel Salt around the rim would be incredible! 🙂
haha…..ice is boring? This looks so pretty! I love the colours 😀
oh what a fun drink idea!
Je n’ai encore jamais bu de margarita.
Ce sera peut-être l’occasion.
A très bientôt.
now i need a margarita. 🙂
I haven’t tried margarita before. Your version looks so interesting and refreshing! 😉
Oooh, how refreshing! And totally perfect for spring.
Looks and sounds delicious!! I love the color, too!
Oh my does this look soooo good. I love all of the different citrus fruits you used in the margarita. 🙂
This looks wonderful. The color looks like gold or liquid sunshine in a glass. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary
Wow a perfect treat for the coming summer! Lovely color and beautiful drink, Bonnie.
ummm YUMM! The flavors sounds intoxicating and I love the citrus being a large part of the drink. Looks and sounds so good! So glad you visited me the other day! XO
jessica
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Loe the sound of this recipe.
🙂 Mandy
Just the drink I’d need today!
Cheers,
Rosa
Love this! What a great twist on one of my favorite cocktails!