Margarita De Pepino De Xcaret Cucumber Margaritas Recipes

CUCUMBER-CILANTRO MARGARITAS

Steps:

• Muddle 6 cucumber slices, 1/4 cup each cilantro and sugar and 2 lime wedges in a large cocktail shaker. Add 5 ounces silver tequila, 4 ounces triple sec and the juice of 2 limes. Fill with ice and shake well. Rub the rims of 2 rocks glasses with lime wedges and dip in coarse salt. Fill with ice; strain the margaritas into the glasses. Garnish with cilantro sprigs and cucumber slices.

CUCUMBER MARGARITAS FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• Combine water and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat; stir until sugar has dissolved, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and pour into a container. Place simple syrup in the freezer to quickly chill, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, peel 3 cucumbers and place into a juicer; process to yield about 2 cups juice. Run through a strainer to remove excess pulp. Combine cucumber juice, tequila, lime juice, and chilled simple syrup in a large pitcher. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• Slice remaining cucumber for garnish. Moisten rims of glasses using lime wedge. Pour salt into a small plate and dip each glass to coat rims. Place about 3/4 cup ice into a cocktail shaker. Stir cucumber mixture, pour some into the shaker, and shake for 10 seconds. Pour into prepared glasses. Repeat with remaining mixture. Garnish glasses with cucumber slices.

JALAPENO AND CUCUMBER MARGARITA

Steps:

• 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.

MARGARITA DE PEPINO DE XCARET (CUCUMBER MARGARITAS)

Steps:

• Note: To prepare a simple syrup, mix one part water with 2 parts sugar and bring to a boil in a saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar; remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Place cucumber, lime juice, cointreau, simple syrup, and tequila in blender and process until smooth.
• Mix ground chile or cayenne with salt; run lime wedge around rim of margarita glasses, and holding glass inverted, dust the wet part on the outside with salt/chile mixture until rim is coated (this keep salt out of drink by not dipping into the salt).
• Pour drink mix into glasses, and garnish with lime wedges.
• Serve with ice, if desired.

MARGARITA DE PEPINO DE XCARET (CUCUMBER MARGARITA)

Steps:

• 1. Note: To prepare a simple syrup, mix one part water with 2 parts sugar and bring to a boil in a saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar; remove from heat and allow to cool. 2. Place cucumber, lime juice, cointreau, simple syrup, and tequila in blender and process until smooth. 3. Mix ground chile or cayenne with salt; run lime wedge around rim of margarita glasses, and holding glass inverted, dust the wet part on the outside with salt/chile mixture until rim is coated (this keep salt out of drink by not dipping into the salt). 4. Pour drink mix into glasses, and garnish with lime wedges. 5. Serve with ice, if desired.

SPICY CUCUMBER MARGARITAS

Steps:

• In a high-speed blender, blend the cucumbers, cilantro, sugar, lime zest, lime juice and minced jalapeño until mixture is foamy and blended. (Reserve the lime rinds for Step 3.)
• Pour mixture into a fine-mesh sieve set over a large measuring cup and strain liquid from solids. (You may want to stir the liquid a bit to speed up the process.) You should have 1 1/2 cups strained liquid; discard the solids. Stir in a large pinch of salt (about 1/8 teaspoon). Mix strained cucumber liquid with tequila; set aside or refrigerate for up to 8 hours.
• When ready to serve, rim your glass with salt, if desired. Using the reserved lime rinds, moisten the rim of a rocks glass. Set 3 tablespoons sea salt in a shallow rimmed plate, and dip the moistened rim of each glass into the salt to coat. Fill glasses with ice.
• Working in batches, shake margaritas in an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Divide among prepared rocks glasses. Set a slice or two of jalapeño directly on top of the ice in each glass, as desired for heat, and serve immediately.