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Melt away the summer heat with this awesomely refreshing margarita.
Cilantro, lime, tequila; compliment each other in this refreshing summer margarita. Are you one of those people who shy’s away from tequila because of that one crazy night you had way back when…Banish those worries to the basement because it turns out that it’s a certain kind of tequila that makes some people go a little nuts. You can take my word for it if you want, or go check this article out about the Tequila Sunrise, it goes into all the grimy details. In one short summarized sentence: Stick to the silver tequila and you should be just fine. So now that we got that out of the way, you can start cooling off with margaritas once again. The Cilantro Lime margarita in particular happens to be extra refreshing; what with the fresh squeezed lime juice and muddled cilantro mixed in with the crushed ice and of course, icy cold silver tequila. Try it.
Cilantro Lime Margarita
1.5oz Favorite Silver Tequila (I used Casa Noble) .5oz Grand Marnier (or tripel sec) 1oz Sweet and Sour Juice from two halves of a freshly cut lime 2 lime slices 1 tbsp of freshly minced cilantro salt (for rimming glass) Mince your cilantro first just to get that out of the way first. Next, place two lime slices and tequila into shaker with the cilantro. Muddle thoroughly until limes looked sufficiently smushed. Then squeeze the juice from the lime halves on in. Add the oz of sweet and sour. Now it’s time to shake. Try to shake hard enough so the ice breaks down a little bit creating the ‘crushed ice’ effect in your margarita. Once you’ve achieved this, pour the whole thing in a salt rimmed margarita glass. Float the Grand Marnier on the top and garnish with a lime wedge. Now it’s time for you to enjoy this beastly margarita.
