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Pomegranate Margaritas are sweet, tart, and perfect for a party (or a Friday night). The combination of the lime, orange, and pomegranate juice makes a delicious cocktail!
I got the idea to make these margaritas after watching The Season I Turned Pretty. Belly gets smashed on these fruity drinks in season one and I couldn’t stop thinking about them ever since. I took one for the team and tested different strengths to make sure the ratio of lime to tequila to juice was perfect – and the result is an easy Pomegranate Margarita recipe that is absolutely delicious.
I know that usually margaritas are served on the rocks, but I wanted to emulate the drink in the show, which was served in margarita glasses. You can also serve this on the rocks in a rocks glass for a more traditional cocktail. These are perfect for parties all year long and especially during the holiday season when pomegranates are in season (the green and red color makes this a very festive drink!)
How to make Pomegranate Margaritas with Simple Ingredients
- Traditionally, margaritas are served with salt or sugar on the rim of the glasses. You can use either one you prefer. I recommend coarse salt over table salt.
- Use fresh lime juice for best results (it tastes better) – but bottled will do if you on’t want to squeeze all those limes.
- Orange liqueur is also known as Triple Sec (or Cointreau). You can also sub grand marnier.
- What’s the best tequila for margaritas? The kind you like best! I recommend using a silver tequila or tequila blanco.
- Pomegranate juice comes in bottles in the produce aisle of most grocery stores. It’s unsweetened so it’s important to add simple syrup to taste.
- Garnish with a lime wheel or lime wedge (or even rosemary springs).
- Because I used a margarita glass, I used a cocktail shaker. If you’re pouring over ice, you can just stir.
- You can make margarita in a large pitcher – the recipe includes how to make this for one person and how to make these for a crowd. It’s very simple to scale up cocktails by just multiplying by the number of servings.
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What to Serve with Margaritas
- Easy Blender Salsa
- Tacos for Taco Tuesday
- At Thanksgiving, serve with Cranberry Brie Bites or Onion Tarts.
- At Christmas, serve with some easy appetizers like a cheese board or pigs in blankets.
Pomegranate Margaritas Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- 1 ounce cointreu or triple sec
- 1 ounce simple syrup
- 2 ounces tequila
- 2 ounces pomegranate juice
- Salt and lime (for garnish)
Instructions
- Rim your glass with sugar by running a lime wedge around the edges and turning the glass upside down on a plate of sugar.
- Add lime juice, triple sec, simple syrup, tequila, and pomegranate juice to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into glass.
- Alternately, add all ingredients to a cocktail tumble filled with ice and stir. Garnish with lime wheel.
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FAQs
Use a tequila blanco for the best flavor, but you can also use reposado tequila or even mezcal.
Run a wedge of lime around the edge of your glass. Add coarse sea salt to a small plate and invert the wet rim onto the salt.
You can either use the lime trick, or place honey or agave syrup on a plate and dip the rim there first before dipping the edge of the glass in sugar.
Agave is a great substitution when making margaritas. You can also just add it to taste.
Excellent !
Glad you like it, Margie!
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