A super fresh Cucumber Margarita that is easy to mix up at home with just 6 ingredients. Blend up some fresh cucumbers to make juice, shake in the tequila, lime juice, Cointreau, agave, and a pinch of kosher salt.Watch Susie make this Cucumber Margarita on a 30 minute episode of Pin TV!
lime wedges, cucumber slices or rosettes for garnish
Instructions
Cucumber Juice - can be made a few hours head and stored in the fridge
Peel the cucumber. Cut into pieces and place in a blender or food processor. Add 2 tablespoon of water (up to ¼ cup if the blender won't get going). **If you have a regular cucumber, cut it in half lengthwise and scoop out some of the seeds and pulp and discard.
1 large cucumber (regular or hot house), 2 tablespoon up to ¼ cup water
Blend for about 30 seconds until completely smooth.
Pour the puree through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl or cup. **We like a little bit of the pulp in our cucumber margaritas. You can do that by stirring the pulp with a spoon to let some fall through the sieve.
Cucumber Margarita
Add a few ice cubes to a cocktail shaker (use a mason jar with a lid in a pinch). Measuring in the tequila, cucumber juice, fresh squeezed lime juice, Cointreau, light agave and kosher salt.
1.5 oz Silver Tequila, 2 oz cucumber juice, 1 oz fresh lime juice, .5 oz Cointreau, .25 oz light agave syrup, pinch kosher salt
Shake vigorously for 20 seconds.
Strain into a rocks sized glass filled with ice or with 1 large ice cube.
Garnish with a lime wedge or wheel, a cucumber slice or a cucumber rosette.**To make a cucumber rosette peel a long strip of cucumber with a vegetable peeler, roll it up, then skewer with a cocktail pick.
Notes
TEQUILA: We recommend using a mid-ranged tequila for your cucumber margarita recipe. Something like an Espolon, Cazadores or Jose Cuervo Traditional are great.FOR A SWEETER CUCMBER MARGARITA: If you prefer a sweeter margarita increase the agave to .5 ounce.FOR A SPICY MARGARITA: Add a slice or two of jalapeno to the shaker or muddle it in the shaker before adding the ice. You can also use jalapeno infused tequila!