Simple Lemon Margarita
Want a lemony spin on the classic cocktail? This simple lemon margarita uses just 4 ingredients and is ready in mere minutes!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 drink 1x
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Shaken
- Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) tequila
- 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) Cointreau
- 1 1/2 tablespoons (3/4 ounce) fresh lemon juice
- Kosher salt or flaky sea salt, for the rim
- Lemon wedge, for garnish
Instructions
- Cut a notch in a lemon wedge, then run the lemon around the rim of a glass.
- Dip the edge of the rim into a plate of salt, or for a festive look, use my Margarita Salt.
- Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with 4 ice cubes and shake until cold.
- Strain the margarita into the glass with the salted rim.
- Fill the glass with ice and serve.
Find it online: https://www.acouplecooks.com/simple-lemon-margarita/