blood orange margaritas
Is everyone on vacation without you? Are your social media feeds one big blur of the freckled faces of people you once you loved basking in the Caribbean sun, showing unintentional contempt for you, back here, shivering and damp? Do your so-called friends in warmer climes gush about pea tendrils and new artichokes while your local market has shriveled roots that last saw the unfrozen earth in October? Of last year? Maybe, just this one time, an exception should be made and a tidy, brief pity party would be acceptable. I have just the elixir.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup blood orange juice
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 3 tablespoons triple sec or cointreau, or more to taste
- 7 tablespoons white or “silver” tequila
- Lime or blood orange slices for garnish, plus some of those drink umbrellas