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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 3 Minutes |
Ready In: 8 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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Ingredients:
margarita salt, for rim |
lime wedge, for rim and garnish |
ice |
2 ounces tequila |
1 1/2 ounces fresh lime juice |
1 ounce simple syrup, see cook's note |
1/2 ounce green chile juice, see cook's note |
Directions:
1. Put some salt on a flat dish. Moisten the rim of the margarita glass with the lime wedge and dip it in to the salt.
2. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the tequila, lime juice, simple syrup and green chile juice to the shaker and shake vigorously for 3 seconds. Pour into the salted glass and garnish with the lime wedge.
3. Cook's Note:
4. To make the simple syrup, heat 1 part water and 1 part granulated sugar in a small saucepan until the sugar dissolves. Cool before using.
5. To prepare the green chile juice, put 1 New Mexico green chile in a blender with 1 ounce of water and blend thoroughly. Strain the puree through a fine mesh strainer and transfer to a squeeze bottle. If New Mexico green chiles are not available, serrano chiles may be substituted.
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