Salty burnt orange rimmed breakfast margaritas made with freshly squeezed orange juice, fresh lime juice, agave and reposado tequila. Refreshingly frothy and smooth taste for a perfect weekend brunch or early afternoon patio cocktail.

TO MAKE THE BURNT ORANGE RIM 

Zest one full orange and toast it in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir occasionally until the zest begins to golden and crisp slightly. Combine with some coarse salt to make a tasty zesty and salty rim that pairs perfectly with this type of cocktail. 

BLEND THE OJ 

We chose to blend the orange juice to add a bit of a frothy texture to the cocktail. This is achieved by blending the orange juice for 1 minute. Rather than adding some egg whites- which can also be done for this recipe, we decided to keep it egg free. 

Fresh orange juice makes all the difference. It quenches your thrust in a delightful way and masks the alcohol placing that fresh orange juice front and centre. 

If you’d like to make this dehydrated orange garnish- here it was made in an air fryer and cooked for 20 minutes at 180 flipping halfway. 

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burnt orange breakfast margarita

Freshly squeezed orange juice mixed with tequila, simple syrup, lime juice and a salty burnt orange rim.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time5 minutes mins

Total Time15 minutes mins

Course: Drinks

Author: the communal feast

Ingredients

• Zest 1 large orange
• 6-8 oranges juiced
• 3 limes juiced
• Reposado tequila
• Agave or simple syrup
• coarse salt
• ice
• optional: dehydrated orange wheel garnish

Instructions

• 1. To make the burnt orange rim: add zest of 1 orange into a small saucepan. Cook on low for 5-7 minutes until the colour begins to deepen and appear toasted. Stir occasionally. Remove from the pan and mix with 1/2 tsp of coarse salt on a shallow plate.
• 2. Juice oranges and add to a blender. Blend for 1 minute. This will create a thin frothy layer when pouring into drink.
• 3. To make the cocktail: build in glass already rimmed. Fill with ice, pour 1 1/2 ounce shot of tequila, 1 oz of fresh lime juice, .25 oz of agave. Fill with fresh orange juice and stir to combine. Serve immediately.

Notes

This recipe makes 4.