Name: 3-Ingredient Grilled Orange Margarita Cocktail
Cook time: 15 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Yield: Makes 6
Ingredients: 4 navel oranges, halved; Kosher salt (optional); 1 lime, cut into 6 wheels; 1 1/4 cups añejo tequila; 6 tablespoons fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)

Three grilled fruit Margaritas in glasses.

Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton

In Epi's 3-Ingredient Recipes series, we show you how to make great food with just three ingredients (plus staples like oil, salt, and pepper).Grilling the oranges infuses this refreshing drink with slightly sweet, slightly bitter notes and smoky flavor, balanced by bright lime juice and aged tequila.

Recipe information

Total Time
30 minutes
Yield
Makes 6

Ingredients

4 navel oranges, halved

Kosher salt (optional)

1 lime, cut into 6 wheels

1 1/4 cups añejo tequila

6 tablespoons fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)

Preparation

Step 1
Pour salt onto a small plate, if using. Rub rim of an old-fashioned or rocks glass with lime wheel, then dip into salt.
Step 2
Stir orange juice, tequila, lime juice, and 8 cups ice in a pitcher. Divide cocktails among glasses and garnish with lime wheels.

TagsMargarita Cocktail Alcohol Beverages Tequila Mexican Latin American Orange Citrus Fruit Lime Dairy Free 5 Ingredients or Fewer Grilling Epicurious

Recipe notes

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