Jalapeno and Cucumber Margarita recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup tequila, or more to taste
½ cup fresh lime juice
¼ cup orange liqueur
¼ cup simple syrup
1 jalapeno pepper, halved and seeded
4 thin slices cucumber, or more to taste
4 wedges lime
2 tablespoons kosher salt, or as needed
ice, as needed
4 slices cucumber

Nutrition Info

170.4 calories
carbohydrate: 20.7 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.1 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 0.5 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 2886.9 mg
sugar: 7.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Stir tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur, and simple syrup together in a pitcher with a lid, add jalapeno pepper and thin cucumber slices. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.

  2. Run a wedge of lime along the rim of each of four pint glasses. Spread kosher salt onto a flat plate, press glass rims into salt to coat. Fill glass with ice and pour margarita over the ice. Garnish with cucumber slice.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Nothing tastes better than tequila and jalapeno;the cucumber adds a freshness that helps to mute the jalapeno's bite. The longer it chills, the more jalapeno and cucumber infuses into the tequila. Serve over ice in a salt-rimmed glass, garnished with cucumber slices.

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