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Agave Margarita

Tequila and agave nectar come from the same place: the agave plant. This fun sweet and tart drink reunites them.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 1 margarita

Ingredients

Sea salt
Lime wedge
1 ounce light agave nectar
2 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice
3 ounces tequila (blanco, reposado, or añejo)
Orange twist, for garnish

Preparation

  1. Have ready a chilled, frosted martini glass, a plate of sea salt, and a cocktail shaker with ice. Rub the rim of the cocktail glass with a lime wedge and dip into the sea salt. Pour the agave nectar, lime juice, and tequila into the cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously until very cold. Strain into the prepared glass and serve with a twist of orange.

Reprinted with permission from Baking with Agave Nectar: Over 100 Recipes Using Nature's Ultimate Sweetener by Ania Catalano. Copyright © 2008 by Ania Catalano; photography © 2008 by Lara Hata. Published by Celestial Arts, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. Ania Catalano is a graduate of the Natural Gourmet School of Cooking in New York and the owner of the Gourmet Whole Foods Catering and Cooking School in Milford, Connecticut.
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