Orange And Lime Margarita Food

SIMPLE ORANGE LIME MARGARITAS

Steps:

• Pour sugar onto a plate. Then take a lime wedge and run it around the rim of your glasses. Dip the glasses into sugar to line the rim. Fill glasses halfway with ice.
• Squeeze juice from oranges and limes?and pour into cocktail shaker with ice.
• Measure triple sec and tequila and add to cocktail shaker.
• Shake and pour into two glasses.

BLACKBERRY-LIME MARGARITAS

Steps:

• For the blackberry-lime ice cubes: Add the frozen blackberries, lime zest and juice and Orange Simple Syrup to a blender and puree until smooth. Pour into an ice cube tray with sixteen 1-ounce wells, put on a baking sheet and freeze until solid, at least 2 hours.
• For the blackberry-lime margaritas: Put 2 tablespoons sugar onto a small plate. Run a lime wedge around the rim of a rocks glass and dip the rim into the sugar to coat. Repeat with the remaining lime wedges and sugar with 3 more rocks glasses.
• For each drink, put 4 blackberry-lime ice cubes in a blender with 2 ounces silver tequila and 1 cup regular ice and blend until smooth. Pour the margarita into one of the prepared glasses. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Garnish each glass with fresh blackberries and a lime wedge.
• Special equipment: an ice cube tray with sixteen 1-ounce wells
• Make the simple syrup by combining the sugar, orange zest and juice and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepot. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring, until the sugar has completely dissolved, 3 to 4 minutes. Set aside to cool.

ORANGE AND LIME MARGARITA

Steps:

• Pour orange juice, lime juice, tequila, and agave syrup into a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake well. Strain into a margarita glass and serve with an orange twist.

3-INGREDIENT GRILLED ORANGE MARGARITA

Steps:

• Prepare a grill or grill pan for medium-high heat. Grill orange halves, cut side down, until well browned, 8-10 minutes. Let cool slightly, about 10 minutes. Juice oranges, then strain and discard pulp (you should have about 1 1/2 cups juice).
• Pour salt onto a small plate, if using. Rub rim of an old-fashioned or rocks glass with lime wheel, then dip into salt.Stir orange juice, tequila, lime juice, and 8 cups ice in a pitcher. Divide cocktails among glasses and garnish with lime wheels.

ORANGE MARGARITA

Steps:

• Salt may be applied to rim of glass if wanted. Just dip the rim into the liquour or lime juice then into salt.
• Fill with ice cubes.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and stir!
• Enjoy!
• Optional Straight up:.
• Shake with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.

MARGARITA

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add tequila, lime juice, Simple Syrup and orange liqueur. Cover and shake until mixed and chilled, about 30 seconds. (In general, the drink is ready by the time the shaker mists up.) Place Lime-salt-sugar on a plate. Press the rim of a chilled rocks or wine glass into the mixture to rim the edge. Strain margarita into the glass.
• Put the sugar and water in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. (Alternatively, heat in the microwave.) Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
• Blend together lime, salt and sugar in a small blender or mini food chopper.

WHOLE CITRUS MARGARITAS

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.

BLOOD ORANGE MARGARITA

Steps:

• Rub 1 of the lime wedges around the outside of the rim of the margarita glass, and then roll it in the salt. Fill the glass with ice.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour the tequila, lime juice, agave and blood orange puree over the ice. Shake vigorously 10 times. Strain into the margarita glass, garnish with the remaining lime wedge and serve.

SPARKLING ORANGE MARGARITA

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/2 ounces silver tequila and 1/2 ounce each fresh lime juice and orange-flavored liqueur (such as Cointreau) in a shaker with ice; shake to chill. Strain into a short glass filled with ice. Top with 3 ounces chilled orange soda. Garnish with an orange slice.

ORANGE-LIME MARGARITAS

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan, combine the water and sugar.
• Cook over medium heat until it forms a clear syrup, about 10 minutes.
• Set aside and allow the syrup to cool completely.
• Fill a large pitcher half full with chipped ice; stir in the lime juice, orange juice, sugar syrup, tequila, and orange liqueur.
• Cut the lime into 8 wedges.
• Using a wedge of lime, rub the rims of four glasses with the lime and invert the glasses into a plate of coarse salt.
• Fill each glass with chipped ice and pour the margarita mix, evenly divided, over the ice.
• Garnish each drink with a wedge of lime.

THE ULTIMATE LIME MARGARITA

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients in a 4-cup measuring cup.
• FOR BLENDED MARGARITAS: Fill blender halfway with ice cubes.
• Add half of margarita mixture.
• Blend until mixture is thick and icy.
• Divide between two glasses.
• Repeat with more ice cubes and remaining margarita mixture.
• FOR MARGARITAS ON THE ROCKS: Fill four glasses with ice cubes.
• Divide margarita mixture among glasses and serve.
• DO-AHEAD TIP: Margarita mixture can be made up to 8 hours ahead and prior to being blended with ice.
• Cover and refrigerate.