Due to the stylish spiral shape it had when it was first sliced, this smoked pig loin is not only delicious but also beautiful.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 5 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- ½ cup tequila, or more to taste
- ½ cup fresh lime juice
- ¼ cup orange liqueur
- ¼ cup simple syrup
- 1 jalapeno pepper, halved and seeded
- 4 thin slices cucumber, or more to taste
- 4 wedges lime
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt, or as needed
- ice, as needed
- 4 slices cucumber
Instructions
- Stir tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur, and simple syrup together in a pitcher with a lid; add jalapeno pepper and thin cucumber slices. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
- Run a wedge of lime along the rim of each of four pint glasses. Spread kosher salt onto a flat plate; press glass rims into salt to coat. Fill glass with ice and pour margarita over the ice. Garnish with cucumber slice.
Reviews
Quite delicious and refreshing but too much lime. Used more cucumber, but the amount of jalapeno is spot on. Used agave instead of simple syrup but for me it’s better to use less lime and less sweetener. Regardless this is a great combination.
Really well-balanced and delicious! We made them exactly to recipe.
I too love this combination. Try using Agave nectar to sweetened as desired instead of simple syrup and I prefer to fresh muddle a little cucumber and jalapeño and leave in glass for taste and looks. Also big improvement is using tajin lime salt mixed with a little cayenne to rim it!! Yeehaw!
I made this for a crowd at a Mexican themed dinner party. They were a hit! The only change I made was cutting back on the simple syrup. I used about a fourth of what it called for.
Perfect summer deck drink which is open to variation such as diced jalapeño and cucumber and addition of cilantro
it was a smash with the ladies from the gym who were health concious!
This is a very refreshing drink. I didn’t salt the rim but it still had wonderful flavor.
Super good I did substitute Honey for the Agave or simple syrup,
This and some homemade guacamole might just be all I really need in life.
I forgot to buy lime so used lemon instead. It was AWESOME! I threw in a little extra cucumber & jalapeno and counted it as a vegetable serving!
Excellent, I put mine in my Ninja blender with ice and it’s a nice frosty drink and blends the flavors perfectly on a hot summer day!
Amazing, made it with modifications recommended in the reviews with half a cucumber sliced, added cilantro and a touch of cumin powder. I diced half a jalapeno and then crushed the vegetables like you do for a mojito, to release the flavors and it was yummy.
The best margarita recipe – huge crowd pleaser. Highly recommend!
I made this and was the only one drinking it. I did like it, but it’s definitely an acquired taste. Good spice tho.
I made a monster batch of these for my sister’s wedding, and they were a HUGE HIT! Proportionally speaking, I doubled the ratio of jalapenos (we like a good spicy kick, here in Texas) and used sweet & sour mix instead of simple syrup. Wonderful & refreshing!
I infused an entire bottle of tequila blanco with 4 halved jalapeños and 1/2 of a large (sliced) cucumber. I also added about a cup of triple sec to the tequila. Omit the syrup as triple sec is already sweet…unless you like girlie/dessert types of drinks. 😛 I let this marinate for 3 days in the fridge. Add the fresh squeezed lime juice when ready to serve! So much fresher that way. 🙂 This recipe is also quite amazing with ripe mango instead of cucumbers!
Made as listed, very good. ALso made and muddled the pepper and cucumber into the drink mixture – jalapeño was a little overwhelming for us.
Excellent! My only advice is to quadruple the recipe, because people will want MORE! I rubbed the glass rims with lime, and then pressed them into salt/sugar. Yum!!
Nice tasting Margarita with the extra cucumber as others suggested, but yielded only three 1/2 c. (4 oz.) servings. Not quite sure where the four “pint” servings came from.
Being from the San Diego area we’ve been drinking these margaritas for many years, an if your ever on Shelter Island you can meet the Bartender at Miguels who has been making these for 10 plus years. The trick is to use a guava nectar not syrup an to chop up both the cucumber and Jelopeno into small pieces along with some cilantro, shaken through ice and served with or without salt rimmed glass. No waiting required, just enjoy….
I used more cucumber slices and muddled them. I could taste the cucumber but didn’t taste the jalapenos. Still, this gave me an idea of much spicier cocktail using jalapenos, so thank you for sharing!