a creative margarita recipe. Be cautious! These are reputed to be powerful!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 15 mins |
| Servings: | 1 |
| Yield: | 1 serving |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt
- 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger tequila
- 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger orange liqueur (Cointreau, Triple Sec or Grand Marnier)
- ½ cup sweet and sour mix
- 1 fluid ounce orange juice
- 1 cup crushed ice
- 1 jalapeno-stuffed green olive
Instructions
- Slightly moisten rim of a large martini glass, and dip in course salt to rim the glass.
- Combine tequila, orange liqueur, sweet and sour mix, orange juice, and ice in a shaker. Shake vigorously, and strain into martini glass. Garnish with jalapeno-stuffed green olives.
Reviews
Deeeelicious! I used my blender to turn the ice into snow, so it turned into a type of slushie once the mix was added. I used Triple Sec and will be trying it with Grand Marnier next time! Yum!
Very good, I had Cointreau and triple sec, but not enough of either one for a large batch (made for 16), so I did 1/2 and 1/2 and used crystal light for the “orange juice”…came out fabulous!! Garnished with a line wedge vs an olive… Guests loved it!!
I enjoyed this.
This was wayyyy too sweet. Only one person of the group liked it, and that was after they already had 4 other drinks (so basically they would’ve liked anything, haha). It tasted pretty much like sweet and sour and nothing else. I ended up reversing the orange juice and sweet and sour, and that didn’t help. It’s just missing something to tone it down. Maybe more tequila?
I realize that there is, technically, a difference between the various orange liqueurs, but I tend to use them interchangeably depending on what I have on hand and what I usually have on hand is blue curacao (exactly the same as orange curacao except the color)because I love the effect it gives the beverage. As another person commented, I too was out of S&S mix and used Margarita mix. Still really good, but I think it might benefit from actual S&S mix (or maybe a lime/simple syrup combo). Will just have to force myself to keep on making it until I get it perfected.
Really GREAT! Made for Cindy and Emily then for DeWayne…all loved. On 6/4/13 made for Janice and Amy…they thought it was great too.
I made this recipe exact, only leaving out the olive because I don’t care for them. One of the best ‘tini recipes I’ve ever had.
This is quite good, but the sweet and sour mix is pretty strong and makes it very sweet. I suggest swapping the amounts of orange juice and sweet and sour mix for maximum deliciousness 🙂 Will definitely make again!
These are fantastic. I use to make them with the Jose 1800 mix but this is so much better. LOVE THEM!!!
i love this twist on a classic margarita
Very good margarita. My dad used to make his margaritas with oj and this reminds me of him 🙂
2 Words….YUM ME!!!!
It’s very good just a little sweet! Different take on a classic margarita the OJ gives it a different flavor which is nice.
These were really good and easy to make. I did not have sweet and sour mixer so I just used JC margarita mix and they still tasted great. I kept the ice in my glass and added a straw.
Always looking for something to go with my tequila. Loved these, my new favorite.
I love a good margarita, but discovered these here in my new hometown. This recipe is pretty close to what I’ve had out. Thank you Austinmomma!