Can't find blood oranges? Use Cara Cara oranges, Tangerine, or any sweet orange you can find. I love the combination of coconut and orange however if you can't find all of these ingredients, here are a few substitutions to try! 
Make it Pretty- garnish with blood orange and lime slices. Pour - Strain the cocktail into ice filled glass. Shake it Up- In a cocktail shaker filled with ice combine tequila, blood orange juice, coconut cream and lime juice. Prep the Glass- for this recipe I don't usually rim my glasses with salt but you can if you like salt! Just rub with lime and dip in coarse salt before filling the glass with ice. blood orange slices and lime slices- for garnish. Cream of Coconut - different from canned coconut milk or coconut cream, this is found in the cocktail mixer section of the store and is sweetened just for cocktail making. Blood Orange Juice - juice fresh blood oranges by hand or with a juicer. It has a nice mild and smooth flavor for mixed drinks. I enjoy Jose Cuervo Especial Silver Tequila. Silver Tequila - You don't have to spend a fortune to get a tasty silver tequila. Ingredients Needed for a Coconut Orange Margarita They taste like a sweet orange but with the most vibrant dark juice that turns these margaritas a vibrant shade of pink.Īs for coconut cream, I love it in just about every recipe whether it's mixed into Chichi Cocktails or used as a sauce for Fish Tacos! If you are a fan of coconut you will love these sweet and tart margaritas! When blood oranges are in season I always grab a bag. A standard shot glass holds 1.5 ounces.Coconut Blood Orange Margaritas are delicious, creamy, and perfectly pink! Garnish it with a slice of blood orange and a slice of lime and you've got one pretty, and delicious drink. No jigger for measuring out your tequila? Use a shot glass. 🔪Equipmentĭon't have a cocktail shaker? No worries, use a mason jar or a clean empty jam jar. Want a drink but not so much alcohol? No problem! Skip the Cointreau and add an equal amount of fresh-squeezed orange juice instead. You can also do the same chili-lime salt rim we use in our mezcal paloma if you are feeling festive. Add additional jalapeno slices as a garnish. Put your own twist on this cocktail with the following options! Spicy Blood Orange MargaritaĪdd two to four slices of fresh jalapeno to the cocktail shaker and muddle before adding the ice and other ingredients. Larger ice cubes melt slower keeping your drink chilled, and not watered down. Shake, don't stir, your margarita for a better appearance. RECIPE FOR BLOOD ORANGE MARGARITA MANUAL
A manual citrus juice squeezer will maximize the juice you get out of each piece of fruit.Before cutting roll them between your palm and the kitchen counter, pressing down firmly. To get the most juice from your oranges and limes look for ones that are a little soft.Pink Sea Salt- Yes you can use regular kosher salt, but the pink compliments the vibrant hue of the blood oranges so well.Fresh Limes- Again fresh is best, but otherwise unsweetened bottled lime juice works just fine.Fresh Blood Oranges- Fresh is best but unsweetened 100% juice from a bottle also works.Generic triple secs can be substituted but Cointreau is the brand I recommend. Cointreau - Cointreau is a type of triple sec, an orange liqueur.Some people prefer reposado tequila which is aged longer. The best type of tequila to use for good margaritas is one you like. Tequila- I pI prefer a Blanco tequila for this margarita recipe.This recipe just needs a few classic margarita ingredients. Classic margarita preparation with orange liqueur.Blood oranges are lower in acid than limes or regular oranges making this an easy drinker.
Blood oranges have a lovely sweet flavor that cuts down on the strong tequila taste of most margaritas.This margarita recipe has a smooth taste and just the right amount of sweetness. This recipe takes the best part of traditional margaritas and gives the recipe new life. It has been in regular rotation along with our other winter citrus favorites- the mezcal grapefruit paloma and this green chartreuse cocktail. We have been trying different blood orange cocktail recipes and this has turned out to be my favorite. But winter is prime citrus season and blood oranges are in their prime. We often think that margaritas are for vacations, summer pool parties, and Cinco de Mayo.
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