Champagne Margarita
Servings: 8 6-ounce drinks
Recipe from Season 6, Mexico—One Plate at a Time
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 cup Cointreau
- 1 cup silver tequila (I like El Tesoro and Partida)
- 1 lime, cut in half for serving
- Coarse (Kosher) salt, for serving
- 1 bottle Champagne or other sparkling wine
INSTRUCTIONS
In a pitcher, combine the lime juice, Cointreau and tequila. Cover and refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour.
Just before serving, pour enough salt into a saucer to cover the bottom. Rub a lime half over the rim of each champagne glass and upend into the salt to crust it lightly. Pour about 3 ounces of the tequila mixture into each glass, fill the rest of the way with Champagne or sparkling wine and hand to one of your lucky guests.