Description

Make a prickly pear margarita with the classic ingredients of Tequila, Cointreau, and lime juice, along with a very special homemade prickly pear syrup.

Ingredients

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4 oz. Tequila Blanco
2 oz. triple sec or Cointreau
1 oz. lime juice
2 oz. prickly pear syrup
for garnish, lime and sea salt

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Instructions

Prepare glasses by rubbing a lime wedge around the edge of your glass. Dip in sea salt to coat, and fill with ice.
Add tequila, Cointreau, freshly squeezed lime juice, and prickly pear syrup to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Shake for 30 seconds.
Strain into your prepared margarita glasses.
Garnish with a lime slice and serve.

Notes

For a pitcher: Use 2 cups tequila, 1 cup Cointreau, 1/2 cup lime juice, and 1 cup prickly pear syrup

For frozen margaritas: Add ice to the above ingredients and blend

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Drink responsibly. If you are under the legal drinking age limit for your state or country, this recipe is not for you. Sorry.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Category: Cocktail
Method: Shaken
Cuisine: Mexican

Keywords: classic margarita, frozen margaritas, margarita pitcher recipe, margarita recipe, tequila drinks, tequila cocktails, Fruity Cocktail