Margarita Cocktail

Name: Margarita Cocktail
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon kosher salt; 1 1/2 fluid ounces tequila; 1 fluid ounce orange flavored liqueur (such as Cointreau®); 1/2 fluid ounce lime juice; 1 cup ice; 1 lime wheel

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Served straight up or on the rocks, the margarita is one of the most popular cocktails of all time. And for good reason! It will cool you down on a hot day or warm you up on a cool day. Any day is a good day for a margarita.

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 5 min

Serves 1

Difficulty Medium

🛒 Ingredients

1 tablespoon kosher salt

1 1/2 fluid ounces tequila

1 fluid ounce orange flavored liqueur (such as Cointreau®)

1/2 fluid ounce lime juice

1 cup ice

1 lime wheel

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 1

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 202

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.1g 0%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 5770mg 251%

Total Carbohydrate 14.1g 5%

Dietary Fiber 0.2g 1%

Total Sugars 11.6g

Protein 0.1g 0%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Sprinkle salt on a small plate.

Lightly wet the rim of a cocktail glass or margarita glass with a damp paper towel.

Dip the moistened rim in salt to coat.

Combine tequila, orange-flavored brandy, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker.

Add ice and shake until chilled.

Strain into a salt-rimmed cocktail glass or a salt-rimmed, ice-filled margarita glass.

Garnish with a lime wheel.