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Amaretto Margaritas
Amaretto provides an interesting twist on the traditional margarita's orange curaçao liqueur. We start with a homemade sweet-and-sour mix that can be prepared several days in advance. When guests arrive, add the remaining ingredients. To serve in salt-rimmed glasses, pour sea salt on a small plate. Rub the rim of each glass with a lime wedge, and then dip the rim in the salt.
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup margarita and 1 lime slice)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 209
- Calories from fat: 0.0%
- Fat: 0.1g
- Saturated fat: 0.0g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.1g
- Protein: 0.4g
- Carbohydrate: 31g
- Fiber: 0.2g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 0.1mg
- Sodium: 2mg
- Calcium: 9mg
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 1/2 cups fresh lime juice (about 9 limes)
- 1 cup tequila
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup amaretto (almond-flavored liqueur)
- 8 lime slices
Preparation
- Combine sugar and 3/4 cup water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat; cool completely. Stir in lime juice.
- Combine sugar mixture, tequila, orange juice, and amaretto in a pitcher. Serve over ice. Garnish with lime slices.
- Spirit note: The most important words in choosing a tequila are "100 percent agave." Unless you spot this phrase on the label, you're getting as little as 51 percent agave, with lots of sugar added to make up the difference. An exceptional value is 1800 Reposado ($24). "Reposado" indicates the tequila was "rested" in oak, imparting flavors of citrus zest and butterscotch, which complement the nutty amaretto in this innovative margarita. --Jeffery Lindenmuth
Amaretto Margaritas Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Make-Ahead
- CUISINE: Mexican
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fruits
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, Low Sodium, Low Saturated Fat, Gluten-Free
- OCCASION: Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter, Cinco de Mayo, New Year's
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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