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Spicy Cucumber Margarita

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 12 Servings

Ingredients

1/3 cup sugar
3 cups tequila blanco
1 1/4 cups lemon juice
1 1/4 cup lime juice
1/2 cup triple sec
1 jalapeño, halved lengthwise
Lime wedges, kosher salt, cucumber slices, and jalapeño slices, for serving

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring sugar and 1/3 cup water to a boil in a saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Let simple syrup cool.

    Step 2

    Combine simple syrup, tequila, lemon juice, lime juice, triple sec, and jalapeño in a pitcher. Chill for at least 30 minutes or up to 3 hours (taste every half-hour or so until spiced to your liking); remove jalapeño.

    Step 3

    Rub a lime wedge over half the rim of highball or rocks glasses; dip into kosher salt. Serve Margaritas over ice in prepared glasses; garnish with sliced cucumber and jalapeño.

Nutrition Per Serving

12 servings
1 serving contains: Calories (kcal) 190 Fat (g) 0 Saturated Fat (g) 0 Cholesterol (mg) 0 Carbohydrates (g) 11 Dietary Fiber (g) 0 Total Sugars (g) 5 Protein (g) 0 Sodium (mg) 170
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