Best Whole Lime Margarita Recipes

WHOLE CITRUS MARGARITAS

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Provided by Michael Chiarello : Food Network

Time 15m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

4 navel oranges, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
2 lemons, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
2 limes, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1/2 cup superfine sugar
1/4 cup Cointreau
1/4 cup Triple Sec
1 1/2 cups good quality tequila (recommended: 100 percent agave)
10 cups ice
Fine salt, for the rims of the glasses
10 lime wedges

Steps:

Put the oranges, lemons, and limes through a juicer. Pour the juice into a large pitcher. Add the sugar and stir to dissolve. Then stir in the Cointreau, Triple Sec, and tequila.
To serve: Pour salt onto a small plate. Run a lime wedge around the top of each glass and dip the glass in the salt. Fill each glass halfway with ice and pour in the juice mixture. Garnish with a lime wedge and serve.
Chef's note: Farm freshness is the key here. Look for the citrus that is mostly in season and adjust the recipe. Tangerines, Meyer lemons, and key limes all have amazing flavor if you can find them.

FRESH LIME MARGARITAS

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This basic fresh margarita recipe is easy to modify to your tastes. Try it frozen or with strawberries. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/2 cup tequila
1/4 cup Triple Sec
1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons superfine sugar
4 lime wedges
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1-1/3 cups crushed ice

Steps:

In a pitcher, combine the first 5 ingredients; stir until sugar is dissolved. Moisten rims of 4 margarita or cocktail glasses with lime wedges. Sprinkle salt on a plate; dip rims in salt. Serve over crushed ice in prepared glasses.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 149 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 2mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

WHOLE LIME MARGARITA RECIPE BY TASTY

Whole Lime Margarita Recipe by Tasty image

These whole lime margaritas pack a zesty punch! Skip the tedious juicing and throw everything into the blender for a sustainable twist on the classic. Don't forget the salt rims! This content is intended solely for users of legal drinking age. Drink responsibly.

Provided by Lauren Lee

Categories Drinks

Time 7m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 lime, thin-skinned, washed
kosher salt, for coating rims
⅓ cup tequila blanco
½ cup filtered water
1 ½ tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons orange flavored liqueur, such as Cointreau
ice, for serving
2 lime wheels, for garnish

Steps:

Trim off the very ends of the lime, then cut the lime lengthwise into quarters.
Rub one of the lime quarters around the rims of two glasses, then dip the rims in salt to coat.
Add the lime quarters, tequila, water, sugar, and orange liqueur, to a blender. Blend on high speed until the lime is broken down and only small specks of green remain, 1-2 minutes. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a spouted measuring cup to remove any solids, pressing to extract as much liquid as possible.
Fill the glasses with ice, then evenly divide the margarita mixture between the two. Garnish each glass with a lime wheel and serve immediately.
Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 212 calories, Carbohydrate 28 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 0 grams, Sugar 15 grams