Name: Pink Margarita
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: Sea salt flakes; 30 ml lime juice (reserve one squeezed lime half); 45 ml tequila; 30 ml pink grapefruit juice; 15 ml Cointreau; Thinly sliced pink grapefruit or lime wedges, to serve

Margaritas are a true party starter, and while we love a classic, a jigger of grapefruit juice in the mix adds another layer to the sharpness of lime, and turns your drink a blushing pink.

Ingredients

Sea salt flakes

30 ml lime juice (reserve one squeezed lime half)

45 ml tequila

30 ml pink grapefruit juice

15 ml Cointreau

Thinly sliced pink grapefruit or lime wedges, to serve

Method

1.Pour salt into a small bowl to the depth of about 1cm. Rub reserved lime half around the rim of a chilled coupe or Margarita glass, then dip rim in salt to lightly coat.

2.Combine tequila, grapefruit and lime juices and Cointreau in a cocktail shaker and add ice to three-quarters full. Shake until well chilled, then strain into glass and serve with a slice of grapefruit or lime.

Styling by Lisa Featherby

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