Strawberry Margarita
A fresh Margarita with muddled strawberries, sharp lime and a sweet touch of orange liqueur.
Ingredients
- Blanco tequila50 ml
- Orange liqueur, Cointreau or triple sec15 ml
- Lime juice, freshly squeezed25 ml
- Strawberry, fresh, hulled100 g
- Agave syrup10 ml
- Salt, to rim the glass (optional)1 pinch
- Lime, to garnish (optional)1 wedge
Method
- Moisten the rim of a Margarita glass with a lime wedge and dip it in coarse salt.
- Muddle the strawberries and agave syrup in a shaker until the berries are juicy and almost broken down.
- Add the tequila, lime juice and orange liqueur, then fill the shaker with ice.
- Shake hard for 15–20 seconds, until the shaker is ice cold on the outside.
- Strain into the salt-rimmed glass filled with fresh ice.
- Garnish with a lime wedge or a whole strawberry and serve straight away.
About this drink
The Margarita has its roots in Mexico in the 1930s and 1940s, when tequila, lime and orange liqueur found their balance. The strawberry version arrived as a sweeter, fruitier party take in American bars from the 1970s onwards, often served frozen as a summer drink. Today it is just as often made on the rocks with fresh muddled berries for a cleaner, less sugary taste.
