The Perfect Margarita

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Time: 25 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 258, total fat - G., saturated fats - G., proteins - G., carbohydrates - G., fiber - G., cholesterol - mg, sodium - mg, sugar - G.

This Margarita recipe for a large gathering features the perfect proportions of tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur, and sugar, so you don't have to mix a separate shot for each guest. To serve the Margarita beautifully, garnish the rim of the glass with one of the suggested salts: smoked orange salt, sweet-tangy lime salt, and tart hibiscus salt.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Cocktail

Lime wedges, for garnishing glasses
Seasoned salt, for garnishing glasses (see below)
360 ml of silver tequila
170 g freshly squeezed lime juice
90 ml orange liqueur (such as Cointreau)
3 tbsp. ultrafine sugar

Smoked orange salt

3 oranges
1/8 tsp smoked paprika
Coarse salt

Sweet and spicy lime salt

4 limes
A large pinch of cayenne pepper
1 tbsp. sugar

Hot salt with hibiscus

2 tbsp. l. dried hibiscus
3 tablespoons coarse salt

Ingredient Substitution Suggestions

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Wet the rims of 6 whiskey glasses with a lime wedge or water, then press each glass into coarse salt to adhere.
Combine tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur, and sugar in a pitcher and stir until the sugar dissolves. Add ice just before serving. Pour into prepared glasses.

Smoked orange salt:

Grate the orange zest onto a paper towel-lined plate. Microwave until the zest is dry, stirring every 30 seconds, about 1.5 minutes. Transfer the zest to a spice grinder along with the smoked paprika and 1 teaspoon of coarse salt. Grind, then toss with 1.5 tablespoons of coarse salt.
Sweet and spicy lime salt:

Grate the lime zest onto a paper towel-lined plate. Microwave until the zest is dry, stirring every 30 seconds, about 1.5 minutes. Transfer the zest to a spice grinder along with 1 teaspoon of coarse salt. Grind, then combine with the cayenne pepper, sugar, and 1 tablespoon of coarse salt.

Hot salt with hibiscus:

Grind the hibiscus flowers into a powder in a spice grinder, then mix with salt.