Description
A festive margarita combining cranberries and lime for a refreshing holiday cocktail.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 cup tequila
- 1/2 cup simple syrup
- Sea salt (for rimming glasses)
Instructions
- Rinse and pick out any soft cranberries.
- Make simple syrup by combining equal parts water and sugar in a saucepan over low heat until dissolved, then let cool.
- Squeeze limes to obtain 1/2 cup of juice.
- In a blender, combine cranberries, lime juice, tequila, and simple syrup; blend until smooth.
- Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve.
- Rim glasses with a lime wedge and dip in sea salt.
- Fill glasses with ice, pour in the margarita mixture, and garnish with cranberries and a lime wheel.
Notes
For a non-alcoholic version, replace tequila with sparkling water.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: cocktail, margarita, holiday drink, cranberry, lime, festive drink