Basic Margarita
by:
TBSP Susan
Updated Jul 14, 2015
Bring a taste of sunny Mexico into your own kitchen with this basic recipe for making the best ever margarita!
Basic Margarita
- Prep Time 5 min
- Total 5 min
- Servings 1
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Tequila (Reposado gives the best flavor, but any will do)
- 1/2 ounce Triple Sec (Look for Cointreau, or any orange-flavored liqueur)
- 1 ounce Fresh lime juice
- 2 teaspoons Superfine sugar
- Ice
- Salt
Instructions
-
Step1Get your glasses ready before you start mixing the margarita. Use a lime wedge to wipe around the rim of the glass, and dip the glass into a saucer of salt.
-
Step2Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker, and tip in a cup of ice. Cover and shake for a few seconds. Pour margarita into the prepared glass over ice.
Nutrition
220
Calories
0g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
16g
Total Carbohydrate
13g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 220
- Calories from Fat
- 0
- Total Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 0mg
- 0%
- Potassium
- 35mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 16g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 13g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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