Michelle Reed

Food & Wine

Margarita

Margarita

There’s nothing like sitting back on the deck during summer with a tasty margarita. Learn how to make the perfect one for your next gathering here!

Serves: Six

Ingredients:

  • 180ml tequila
  • 90ml Cointreau
  • 90ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 4 cups ice
  • Sea salt, to serve

Methods:

  1. Place 6 cocktail glasses into the fridge.
  2. Combine half the tequila, half the Cointreau, half the lemon juice and half the ice in a food processor. Pulse on and off until ice is crushed.
  3. Spread salt onto a sheet of baking paper.
  4. Remove 3 glasses from fridge. Dip rim of each glass into salt.
  5. Fill glasses with margarita mix. Repeat with remaining ingredients and glasses.

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