Texas Margarita

Name: Texas Margarita
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: Kosher salt; 1 ounce fresh lime juice, plus a lime wedge for the rim and a thinly sliced half moon of lime for serving; 2 ounces tequila; 1 ounce triple sec; 1 ounce fresh orange juice, plus a thinly sliced half moon of orange for serving

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Martha Stewart Test Kitchen

Updated on January 17, 2019

margarita lime orange — Photo: Martyna Szczesna

Prep Time:

5 mins

Total Time:

5 mins

Yield:

1 drink

Freshly squeezed orange juice adds another layer of flavor and sets this otherwise classic margarita apart.

Ingredients

Kosher salt
1 ounce fresh lime juice, plus a lime wedge for the rim and a thinly sliced half moon of lime for serving
2 ounces tequila
1 ounce triple sec
1 ounce fresh orange juice, plus a thinly sliced half moon of orange for serving

Directions

Pour salt into a saucer. Moisten the rim of a margarita glass with a lime wedge. Dip glass into salt and fill with ice; set aside.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add tequila, triple sec, orange juice, and lime juice; shake to combine and strain into prepared glass. Garnish with lime and orange half moons. Serve.