Habanero Blood Orange Margarita
Featuring Natalie's
Blood Orange Juice
Ingredients
Yields 2
- 8oz Natalie's Blood Orange Juice
- 6oz gold tequila
- 3oz lime juice
- 1⁄2 cup white sugar
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1 habanero pepper sliced
- 2 tbsp flakey sea salt
- Zest of 1 lime
- Zest of 1 blood orange
Directions
- In a saucepan combine the water and sugar. Bring to a boil.
- Stir until all of the sugar is dissolved then add the sliced habanero peppers.
- Reduce the heat and cook for 5 minutes then remove from the heat to cool.
- Strain out the peppers.
- In a small pitcher combine the Natalie's Blood Orange juice tequila lime juice 2 tbsp of the habanero syrup and stir.
- In a shallow dish combine the sea salt lime zest and blood orange zest.
- Rim 2 glasses with flakey sea salt mixture and add fresh ice.
- Pour the margarita in and garnish with a broiled slice of blood orange.