Cucumber Mint Margarita
This delightfully refreshing margarita is a traditional recipe with a minty, cucumber twist! It’s not too sweet, not too sour, it has a delicately salted rim and it’s muddled to perfection. A perfect pool-party signature cocktail!
Servings: 1 cocktail
Calories: 301kcal
Equipment
- cocktail shaker
- spare glass or shaker
- muddler
- cocktail jigger
- glass
Ingredients
- 2 oz. silver tequila
- 1 oz. lime juice - fresh
- 1 oz. Cointreu
- 3 slices cucumber
- 1 sprig mint
- 1 tsp. Kosher salt - for the rim
Instructions
- Prepare your glass with a salted rim by running a sliced lime around the edge, and dipping into Kosher salt.
- Add 2 oz. silver tequila to a shaker with mint and cucumber. Muddle. Strain tequila into a spare glass and remove the muddled cucumber and mint. Return the tequila to the shaker with ice, and add 1oz. lime juice and 1 oz. Cointreau. Shake vigorously.
- Pour margarita with ice into prepared glass and serve.
Notes
If you'd like to make this cocktail sweeter:
If you like a little more sweetness in your margarita, add ½ tsp. agave nectar or ½ oz. simple syrup. You can also add a tiny bit more Cointreau.
If you like a little more sweetness in your margarita, add ½ tsp. agave nectar or ½ oz. simple syrup. You can also add a tiny bit more Cointreau.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cocktail | Calories: 301kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 66mg | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin C: 17mg