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blood-orange-margaritas

Blood Orange Basil Margaritas

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. 

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces Blanco tequila
  • 2 ounces fresh blood orange juice (about one large blood orange, juiced)
  • 1-ounce fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon simple syrup
  • 5 basil leaves

Glass Rim

Maldon Sea Salt

Tajin

Instructions

  1. Mix the salt and tajin on a small plate. Run a wedge of lime around the top of your glass. Dip the top of the glass into the salt blend at a 45-degree angle and roll it from side to side to catch the salt. Add ice cubes to your glass and set it aside.
  2. Place basil leaves and simple syrup in a small cocktail shaker and muddle with the back of a wooden spoon.  Pour in the tequila, freshly squeezed blood orange and lime juice, and ice cubes.
  3. Put on the lid and shake for 30 seconds. Strain the liquid into your glass and garnish with a slice of blood orange and basil leaf.
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