The Greatest Grapefruit Margarita | Bold Kitchen

We made it to Friday, so I believe we deserve a contemporary, scrumptious, stunning cocktail to shut out the week. Don’t you assume? I’ve had a lot enjoyable testing out new cocktail recipes over the previous couple of years, and my favorites, by far, are margaritas.

This simple grapefruit margarita recipe is made with simply 5 easy components. We’re skipping the grapefruit juice focus and utilizing freshly squeezed grapefruit juice (so good this time of 12 months), then we’re topping our glasses with a tajín rim and dried grapefruit slices as a result of you recognize we’re fancy like that.

In case you missed it, we share a straightforward tutorial for making dried citrus right here.

I hope you LOVE this glorious grapefruit margarita. Name up your folks and have a stunning weekend!

Every thing you’ll have to make the very best grapefruit margarita

You’ll usually discover components like orange liqueur, Cointreau, or Grand Marnier in a traditional margarita recipe to present it a boozy, citrus taste, however this stunning grapefruit margarita is made with simply 5 easy components for a enjoyable, refreshing cocktail everybody will love! Right here’s what you’ll have to make it:

• Tequila: I choose to make use of silver tequila, or tequila blanco, in my margarita recipes.
• Easy syrup: we’re sweetening this margarita with slightly easy syrup, however agave nectar must also work. See under to discover ways to make it your self!
• Triple Sec: you may both add Triple Sec or slightly extra easy syrup for sweetness.
• Contemporary juices: we’re squeezing in contemporary lime juice and, after all, contemporary grapefruit juice for a scrumptious, fruity style. No pink grapefruit juice focus obligatory.
• To serve: these are non-obligatory, however I like including tajín to the rime and garnishing every glass with dehydrated grapefruit slices or a contemporary grapefruit wedge!

Easy methods to make selfmade easy syrup

A fast shortcut for easy syrup: shake equal components granulated sugar and water (2 tablespoons every could be sufficient for two grapefruit margaritas) in a small jar for 1-2 minutes till the sugar dissolves. Should you’re swapping the Triple Sec for extra easy syrup, double the granulated sugar and water.

Jazz up your grapefruit margarita

Should you love bubbly drinks, this simple grapefruit margarita can also be scrumptious with slightly membership soda poured in!

Our favourite methods to garnish

You need to use sea salt, however I actually love including tajín to the rim of the glasses after I make margaritas. Tajín is a Mexican spice mix that usually consists of dried, floor chilies, sea salt and dehydrated lime juice. It’s tangy, slightly spicy, and the flavour is SO scrumptious paired with this contemporary grapefruit margarita.

To rim your glass you’ll minimize a wedge from a lime and rub the minimize aspect of the lime alongside the rim of the glass. Pour tajín (or sea salt) onto a small plate and dip the moist glass rim into the tajín to coat it. Then make your cocktail and pour it proper in! Don’t overlook to high your drink with a dried grapefruit slice. Be taught precisely learn how to make dried citrus right here!

Scrumptious grapefruit margaritas in 3 steps

1. Salt the rim. Earlier than making the cocktail, add salt or tajín to the rim utilizing the directions above.
2. Shake it up. Add all the components (apart from garnishes) to a cocktail shaker or mason jar with 1/2 cup ice cubes. Shake all of it up.
3. Serve & get pleasure from! Add some ice to your glasses, then pour the margarita combination, high with dried grapefruit rounds, and revel in!

Can I make an even bigger batch?

Completely! This recipe makes 2 margaritas as-is, so be happy to triple or quadruple this recipe to serve extra friends.

Our favourite cocktail-making instruments

1. Shake it up with a cocktail shaker
2. A easy strainer in case your shaker doesn’t have one
3. I like utilizing this hand juicer for all issues juicing
4. Cute margarita glasses like these or these
5. A pitcher for serving a celebration

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I hope you like this grapefruit margarita recipe! Should you make it you’ll want to go away a remark and a score so I understand how you favored it. Get pleasure from, xo!