Best Blood Orange Margaritas Recipes

BLOOD ORANGE MARGARITAS

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Take advantage of the beautiful blood oranges available during the winter months, and celebrate Margarita Day with these fantastic Blood Orange Margaritas.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Beverage

Time 45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 cups blood orange juice, freshly squeezed (about 8 oranges)
1/2 cup lime juice, freshly squeezed (about 2 limes)
1/2 cup orange-flavored liqueur
1 3/4 cups silver tequila
2 to 3 tablespoons agave nectar, to taste
Kosher (coarse) salt
Ice
8 blood orange slices, halved, 1/4 inch thick

Steps:

Mix blood orange juice, lime juice, liqueur, tequila and agave nectar; strain into large pitcher. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes.
Moisten outer rim of 8 glasses with orange or lime, and dip rims into salt to lightly coat.
Add ice to pitcher, and stir well. Pour into glasses. Garnish with blood orange slices, and serve over crushed ice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 210, Carbohydrate 18 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 20 mg, Sugar 15 g, TransFat 0 g

BLOOD ORANGE-JALAPENO MARGARITAS

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Wake up the gang with a new Margarita. Making the jalapeno infusion is not included in the time to make as it can be made ahead and used whenever wanted.

Provided by Annacia * @Annacia

Categories Cocktails

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

4 ounce(s) jalapeño-infused silver tequila (*see recipe below)
3 ounce(s) fresh-squeezed blood orange juice
1 ounce(s) fresh-squeezed lime juice
2 ounce(s) cointreau
FOR JALAPEñO INFUSION:
1/2 cup(s) tequila
1 - fresh jalapeno pepper

Steps:

*To make jalapeno infusion: Slice up a fresh jalapeño pepper and allow it to steep in 1/2 cup of tequila for 2 hours. Taste to check the heat level, and continue to steep if a stronger infusion is desired (I left the slices in for a full 4 hours). Once infusing process is complete, remove the slices by pouring the mixture through a fine-meshed strainer.]
TO MAKE DRINKS: Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a cocktail glass. Optional garnish: salt the rim of the glass.
To serve as a pitcher drink: Multiply the ingredients by the number of guests. Combine in a pitcher and chill until ready to serve. Pour over ice or shake cocktails individually.

BLOOD ORANGE MARGARITAS

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Categories Orange

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 quart fresh blood orange juice or fresh orange juice (about 12 blood oranges or 8 large navel oranges)
1 1/2 cups fresh lime juice (about 12 limes)
1 1/2 cups Cointreau or other triple sec
3 1/2 cups silver tequila
Kosher salt
1 blood orange or orange wedge, plus 12 thin blood orange or orange slices
Ice
1 dozen small sage sprigs or leaves

Steps:

1. In a large pitcher, mix the blood orange juice with the lime juice, Cointreau and silver tequila. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes. 2. Spread a small mound of salt on a small plate. Moisten the outer rim of 12 martini glasses with the orange wedge, then dip the rims into the salt to lightly coat. 3. Add ice to the pitcher and stir well, then strain into the prepared glasses. Garnish each margarita with a blood orange slice and a sage sprig and serve. Make Ahead The margarita recipe can be prepared through Step 1 and refrigerated, covered, overnight.