The Elle Yes! Margarita featuring Cara Cara Oranges and Ginger Beer
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Ingredients
For the rim:
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp Kosher salt
- 1 tsp grated orange zest
- ¼ cup Cara Cara or Blood Orange juice
For the Cocktail:
- 1 & 1/2 oz Tequila
- 2 oz fresh squeezed Cara Cara or Blood Orange juice
- One lime wedge
- 3 oz chilled ginger beer use ginger ale if you can not locate ginger beer
Instructions
- Mix together sugar, salt and orange zest; put onto a plate.
- Put the orange juice in a shallow bowl; Dip the rim of a glass in the orange juice; shake off excess and then dip it into the rimming mixture.
- Combine tequila, orange juice and lime juice in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well, Strain into a glass filled with ice.
- Top with chilled ginger beer.
- Garnish with orange slices (optional).