Saladito Lemon Margarita
It's national margarita day and you need this fresh and easy saladito lemon margarita recipe to celebrate with friends!
Servings 1 Serving
Equipment
- Cocktail Shaker
- Muddler
- Measuring cup
Ingredients
For Lemon Simple Syrup
- 3 lemons
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups organic cane sugar
For Saladito Lemon Margarita
- 3 Saladitos Salted dried plums
- 1 oz lemon simple syrup see recipe
- 1 cup crushed ice
- 1 oz fresh lemon juice
- 2 oz Cazadores Tequila Blanco
- extra lemon juice to wet rim of glass
- Margarita coarse salt to dip rim of glass
- extra lemon slices to garnish rim of glass
Instructions
Lemon Simple Syrup
- Using a peeler, carefully remove the lemon peel from the three lemons. Careful not to include the white part of the lemons. Transfer to a sauce pan. Squeeze in the juice of all three lemons.
- To the sauce pan with lemons, add 2 cups of sugar and 2 cups of water. Bring up to a boil and stir to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat at let cool. Store in glass jar and let sit for 12 hours. Remove lemon peels before using simple syrup.
Saladito Lemon Margarita
- Wet the rim of the glass with extra lemon juice. Dip in coarse margarita salt. Set aside.
- In the shaker, muddle two saladitos with 1 oz. lemon simple syrup. Add 1 cup ice, 1 oz. lemon juice and 2 ounces Cazadores Tequila Blanco. Cover shaker with lid and shake vigourasely ! Pour into salt rimmed glass. Garnish with slice of lemon and one saladito.
Notes
The extra simple syrup will last for a few months in the refrigerator.