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Spicy Cucumber Margarita

This is a great cool and crisp alternative to the traditional margarita, perfect for the summer
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 2
Calories 221 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 jalapeño or chili pepper
  • 1 lime
  • 4 oz tequila
  • 4 oz cucumber juice
  • 2 oz triple sec or orange juice
  • 2 mint leaves or cilantro leaves chopped
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp salt

Instructions
 

  • Blend the cucumber, roughly chopped, jalapeno, and lime juice until mostly liquid and strain into a measuring cup
  • Wet the rim of the 2 glasses with a lime wedge and dip into the salt in a shallow dish
  • To a cocktail shaker add ice, cucumber juice, tequila and triple sec and shake
  • Add mint or cilantro leaves and sugar, lightly muddle in the bottom of the glass
  • Add ice to the glasses, pour the margarita over ice. Top with extra lime wedge
Keyword cocktail, cucumber, Margarita, spicy, Summer, tequila