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    Home » Drinks and Cocktails » Lemongrass Cilantro Margaritas

    By Kaleigh - April 28, 2017, Updated January 15, 2021

    Lemongrass Cilantro Margaritas

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    With a hint of Thai flavor, refreshing Lemongrass Cilantro Margaritas are a fun twist on margaritas to celebrate Cinco de Mayo or any occasion! Made with simple ingredients, you'll love these margaritas! #margarita #recipe #easy #cocktails

    With a hint of Thai flavor, refreshing Lemongrass Cilantro Margaritas are a fun twist on margaritas to celebrate Cinco de Mayo or any occasion!

    With a hint of Thai flavor, refreshing Lemongrass Cilantro Margaritas are a fun twist on margaritas to celebrate Cinco de Mayo or any occasion! Made with simple ingredients, you'll love these margaritas! | via livelytable.com

    These lemongrass cilantro margaritas kick off the countdown to one of my favorite holidays, Cinco de Mayo!

    With a hint of Thai flavor, refreshing Lemongrass Cilantro Margaritas are a fun twist on margaritas to celebrate Cinco de Mayo or any occasion! Made with simple ingredients, you'll love these margaritas! | via livelytable.com

    I admit that I have no connection whatsoever to what the holiday actually means to those in Mexico. Nope, for me, it's all about the food. (What's new?)

    With a hint of Thai flavor, refreshing Lemongrass Cilantro Margaritas are a fun twist on margaritas to celebrate Cinco de Mayo or any occasion! Made with simple ingredients, you'll love these margaritas! | via livelytable.com

    Growing up in Texas surrounded by Tex-Mex and Mexican food had a huge influence on the way I cook and eat. No gathering with my dad's side of the family was ever complete without homemade salsa, a pot of charro beans, and fresh margaritas. I grew up learning to make guacamole, Mexican rice, and tacos from a young age. Needless to say, I love Tex-Mex and will never pass up an opportunity to celebrate with as much of it as I can cram into one day!

    With a hint of Thai flavor, refreshing Lemongrass Cilantro Margaritas are a fun twist on margaritas to celebrate Cinco de Mayo or any occasion! Made with simple ingredients, you'll love these margaritas! | via livelytable.com

    Which, naturally, means I'm going to share ALL of the Cinco de Mayo food with you for a week straight. You're welcome.

    With a hint of Thai flavor, refreshing Lemongrass Cilantro Margaritas are a fun twist on margaritas to celebrate Cinco de Mayo or any occasion! Made with simple ingredients, you'll love these margaritas! | via livelytable.com

    If you've hung around me for a while, you know that I'm very picky about my margaritas. While I like to stick to a classic margarita most of the time, sometimes a change-up is fun. These Lemongrass Cilantro Margaritas are inspired by a lemongrass margarita I had at a Thai restaurant in Dallas. It was so fresh and flavorful without being too sweet. After one sip, I was in love. I knew I had to make it at home.

    With a hint of Thai flavor, refreshing Lemongrass Cilantro Margaritas are a fun twist on margaritas to celebrate Cinco de Mayo or any occasion! Made with simple ingredients, you'll love these margaritas! | via livelytable.com

    I added a little cilantro to cut the sweet notes just a bit more, and I love the resulting margarita. It's bursting with ginger and lemongrass flavor with just a hint of cilantro, and of course, lots of fresh lime. It's the perfect margarita to accompany spicy salsa or tacos for your Cinco de Mayo celebration!

    With a hint of Thai flavor, refreshing Lemongrass Cilantro Margaritas are a fun twist on margaritas to celebrate Cinco de Mayo or any occasion! Made with simple ingredients, you'll love these margaritas! | via livelytable.com

    Be sure to check back up until May 5 for lots more Tex-Mex inspiration! For even more ideas, follow my Taco Tuesday board on Pinterest. For those of you not from Texas, do you celebrate Cinco de Mayo? I'd love to know in the comments below!

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    Lemongrass Cilantro Margarita

    With a hint of Thai flavor, refreshing Lemongrass Cilantro Margaritas are a fun twist on margaritas to celebrate Cinco de Mayo or any occasion! Made with simple ingredients, you'll love these margaritas! | via livelytable.com

    With a hint of Thai flavor, refreshing Lemongrass Cilantro Margaritas are a fun twist on margaritas to celebrate Cinco de Mayo or any occasion!

    • Author: Kaleigh
    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Total Time: 10 minutes
    • Yield: 2 drinks 1x
    • Category: cocktails
    • Method: no cook
    • Cuisine: Mexican

    Ingredients

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    • ¼ cup cilantro leaves
    • ¼ oz ginger paste or grated fresh ginger
    • ½ oz lemongrass paste
    • ½ oz light agave*
    • 3 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
    • 1 ½ oz Cointreau
    • 3 oz silver tequila (I like 1800)
    • Ice
    • For rim: salt, sugar, grated ginger, lime wedges

    Instructions

    1. On a small plate, mix equal parts kosher salt and sugar with a touch of grated ginger. Rub lime wedge around the rims of two glasses and dip in salt mixture. Fill with ice and set aside.
    2. Add cilantro, ginger, lemongrass, agave, lime juice, Cointreau and tequila to a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into glasses. Garnish with lime and cilantro.

    Notes

    *adjust to taste

    Keywords: cilantro margarita, lemongrass margarita

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    1. Jessica @ Nutritioulicious says

      April 28, 2017 at 8:54 pm

      Love this flavor combo!! And love cinco de mayo. I'm actually hosting a dinner party next weekend and going to do a cinco de mayo theme!

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      • Kaleigh says

        April 29, 2017 at 3:20 pm

        Sounds like so much fun!

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