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Herb garden margarita recipe

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Give your Margarita cocktail a fresh spin with this simple tweak on the classic recipe. Add springs of mint, basil and thyme to your shaker along with the tequila, triple sec and lime juice for a herby, botanical flavour. See method

Serves 2
10 mins to prepare
170 calories / serving
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Dairy-free

Ingredients

large handful of ice cubes
100ml tequila
50ml triple sec
50ml lime juice (roughly 2-3 juicy limes)
5 mint sprigs, plus extra to garnish
5 basil sprigs, plus extra leaves to garnish
2 thyme sprigs

For the garnish

1 tbsp flaked sea salt
½ lime, zested

If you don't have any limes, try a lemon instead

Each serving contains

Energy
690kj
170kcal 9%
Fat
0g 0%
Saturates
0g 0%
Sugars
0g 0%
Salt
2g 33%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 0.6g Protein 0.2g Fibre 0.1g

Method

Half-fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.Add the tequila, triple sec and lime juice. Place the herb sprigs in your hand and clap them together to release the essential oils. Add the herb sprigs (whole) to the shaker, cover and shake well for 30 secs.
Sprinkle the salt and lime zest onto a small plate. Cut the remaining lime into wedges.
Run a lime wedge around the rims of two martini glasses. Dip into the salt/lime zest to coat.
Strain the margarita into the glasses, garnish each with a wedge of lime, a sprig of mint and a basil leaf. Serve immediately.

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