Skinny Margarita

Serving  size  1

Prep   5  mins
Cook   0  mins

Total Time:   5 mins

 Gluten Free       Egg Free

 Lactose Free    Vegetarian

 

 

Amost delicious Margarita with all natural ingredients.  Want to enjoy a nice homemade Mexican dinner with a delicious margarita but want to avoid the extra sugar?  Make this muy fantastico skinny margarita. Made with pure orange juice instead of triple sec.  Serve at your next fiesta and your hombres will shout OLE!”

 

• 1 tablespoon course sugar or salt
• 1/2 cup ice cubes
• 1/4 cup tequila
• 1 teaspoon light agave syrup/nectar
• 1 1/2 lime juiced
• 1/2 orange juiced

DIRECTIONS

1.  Cut a lime in half and run it around the rim of a margarita glass.

2.  Pour sugar or salt onto a small plate and twist the margarita glass rim into the sugar or salt.

3.  Add ice, tequila, agave, lime juice, and orange juice to a shaker.  Shake for 30 seconds and then pour into the margarita glass.

4.  Serve with a lime wedge with one of these fabulous Mexican style meals:

                                                       Mama Roberta’s Tasty Tamales

                                             

                                            

                                         Senora Laurel’s Chicken Enchiladas

                                             

                                               

                                             Quick and Tasty Nachos

                                             

                                     

                                     Mexican Fiesta Crock Pot

                                             

                                           

                                        Fish Tacos with Dill Chipotle Dill Sauce

                                              

                                         

                                            Salsa Fresca

                                              

 

Chef Notes:

*We used orange juice instead of triple sec to cut down on the sugar and calorie content.  You can do this with a lot of your recipes and they turn out tasting the same.

 

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 Gluten Free       Egg Free      Lactose Free    Vegetarian          *Dairy Free

 

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