Skinny Margaritas

Classically delicious and refreshing skinny margaritas made with just a few simple ingredients. It’s the perfect cocktail for your fiesta!

What would a Cinco de Mayo celebration be without margaritas? Here in Texas, Margaritas are almost as important as Lone Star beer and tacos. You just can’t go to a Mexican restaurant without ordering a margarita, and it’s one of the main factors when judging said Mexican restaurant. And when it comes to margaritas, I am VERY picky.

Admittedly, I prefer my margaritas extremely tart. So tart that most people don’t like the way I drink them. I have been known to send margaritas back at restaurants when they come too sweet. My best bet is always to order a skinny margarita because it’s just tequila, lime, orange liqueur and agave nectar, then I just tell them no sweetener. Usually because I tell them no sweetener, and it arrives sickeningly sweet with artificial sweetener.  However this margarita is pleasantly sweet and just perfect whether you like sweet margaritas or not. (Though I still usually leave out half of the sweetener when I make mine.)

If you read my aunt’s post about her Hatch Chile Margaritas, you know that our family has a long history of making and perfecting margaritas, so I’ve got pretty high standards when it comes to this Tex Mex cocktail. It’s got to have fresh-squeezed lime, a high quality tequila, and be not-too-sweet. And never ever use a mix. Ever.

So imagine my surprise when my sweet dear husband, who after an outing to our favorite Tex Mex joint, decided to make another Margarita on a whim that turned out fantastic! We had to try making them again just to make sure we weren’t mistaken!

And mistaken we were not. He had come up with a fabulously simple margarita using just classic quality ingredients. Not too sweet, no mix, and of course a nice salted rim. How convenient for you, because this is such an easy recipe, just in time for Cinco de Mayo.  Of course there is a time and place for fancy margs with infused tequila and yummy flavorful twists (ok, most of the time), but for a simple, classic margarita with just a few ingredients, this recipe for skinny margaritas just can’t be beat!

Up your Cinco de Mayo game with even more yummy Tex Mex! Try hatch chile salsa verde, homemade corn tortillas, skillet fajitas, coconut fish tacos, and of course, guacamole!