Ginger Lime Margarita Spice Market Food

GINGER-LIME MARGARITA (SPICE MARKET RECIPE)

Steps:

• Salt rim: On a plate, mix the ground ginger and salt. Moisten the rim of a margarita glass with water and dip the rim in the ginger salt to coat. Ginger-lime simple syrup: Combine 1 cup peeled and sliced ginger, 1 cup fresh lime juice and 1 cup sugar. Bring all ingredients to a boil, simmer 2 minutes, let cool, then puree in a blender. Strain, and reserve liquid. Margarita: Fill shaker with ice, tequila, Cointreau, lime and ginger-lime base. Shake. Pour into a rocks glass. Garnish with lime wedge.

SPICY MARGARITA WITH JALAPENO AND GINGER

Steps:

• Crush together the sea salt flakes and lime zest in a small bowl. Rim a margarita glass by rubbing a lime wedge around the edge of the glass and then dipping it in the lime salt.
• Muddle the jalapeno and ginger with a few ice cubes in a cocktail shaker. Then add the tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur and Simple Syrup. Shake and strain into the margarita glass filled with ice.
• Heat the sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Simmer until the sugar is dissolved. Let cool. The syrup will keep in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

GINGER MARGARITA

Steps:

• Bring sugar and water up to a light simmer and cook until all of the sugar is dissolved. Add ginger and steep for 30 minutes. Pour ginger-simple syrup into blender and puree. Strain out pulp and store in a tightly sealed jar or bottle. Will keep for several weeks in the refrigerator.
• Pour some bar sugar onto small plate and grate a pinch of nutmeg on top, mix well.
• Add tequila, lime juice, 5 ounces ginger-simple syrup and ice to cocktail shaker and give it a good shake. Run lime wedge around rim of glass and dip in sugar/nutmeg mixture, add ice and pour in contents of shaker, grate a little nutmeg on top and serve with a wedge of lime.