Whether you’re on a hot date with your Valentine or spending a fun evening with the ladies for Galentine’s Day, toast to a love-filled day with this blood orange and raspberry margarita. It’s pink. It’s a tequila drink. Need I say more?
INGREDIENTS:
• 1 1/2 oz. silver or blanco tequila
• 1 oz. blood orange juice
• 3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
• 3/4 oz. triple sec
• 1/2 oz. homemade raspberry syrup or Blackberry Patch raspberry syrup*
• ice
GARNISH: Garnish with a blood orange heart-shaped peel (carefully carved with a paring knife) and raspberries. If choosing to rest the heart on the rim of the glass, then cut a 1/2” slice at the bottom of heart and position on the rim.
Rim salt: kosher salt and red sugar. Use your finger to “glaze” the glass with some of the blood orange juice or lime, then dip the outside rim of the glass into the sugar/ salt mix.
RASPBERRY SIMPLE SYRUP: *Bring a half cup of water and a half cup of sugar to a boil and stir until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and add 12 muddled raspberries. Let steep for 30 minutes. Strain if you prefer no seeds. Refrigerate for up to a week in an airtight container.
DIRECTIONS: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain over a fresh glass of ice. Enjoy!