Spicy Cilantro Margarita

I love a Spicy Cilantro Margarita, sometimes a bit too much! and I also love spicy things and in love with the herb cilantro. This margarita is so fresh with a nice hint of spiciness. You are going to love this one and really take your cocktail game to the next level.

Cinco de Mayo is right here again! and we need a good stiff drink to get the day going. I love anything spicy and I love Margaritas. They are spicy, tart, slightly sweet, and of course, they are so fresh over a ton of ice. Grab the shaker and your ice and gets get drinking.

Spicy Cilantro Margarita Recipe Ingredients

To make this spicy margarita recipe, you need 6 simple ingredients:

• Tequila – Use any good-quality Blanco tequila in this recipe. I like this brand, but feel free to use your favorite!
• A Fresno chili pepper – Use anywhere from 1/4 to 1/2 of the pepper. If you want it super spicy, add more seeds.
• Orange liqueur – You’ll see recipes that call for Grand mariner and triple sec, but I love Cointreau here.
• Freshly squeezed lime juice – For the best results, squeeze your limes right before you make your cocktails.
• Something sweet – I sweeten mine with homemade simple syrup. Bring equal parts water and sugar to a boil for 2 minutes and let cool.
• Lime soda – I like the bite the soda adds.
• And ice! Because a great margarita is always on the rocks.

To make a lighter drink, fill your glass halfway with the margarita mixture. Then, top it off with sparkling lime soda water.

If you make this recipe, you have to pair it with my Homemade Guacamole

Spicy Cilantro Margarita

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I love margaritas, sometimes a bit too much! and I also love spicy things and in love with the herb cilantro. This margarita is so fresh with a nice hint of spiciness. You are going to love this one and really take your cocktail game to the next level.

• Total Time: 2 minutes
• Yield: 1 serving

Ingredients

1/4 cup Maldon smoked sea salt or regular

1 teaspoon tajin

1/2 cup cilantro leaves

1/2 Fresno chili or jalapeno or serrano, chopped

One lime, juiced

1/2 oz simple syrup

1 oz Cointreau

2 oz good Tequila Blanco

lime soda, for garnish

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Instructions

1. Rub the rim of a cocktail glass with the lime and dip the glass into smoked salt and tajin mixed on a small plate.
2. In a cocktail shaker, muddle cilantro leaves with chili, lime juice, and simple syrup.
3. Add Cointreau and tequila and shake with ice for 20 seconds.
4. Strain into a glass with fresh ice and garnish with the top of the chili or jalapeño and some cilantro.
5. Top with lime soda. Serve.

• Author: Chef Stuart
• Prep Time: 2 minutes
• Category: Drinks
• Cuisine: Tex Mex

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