Pink Salted Citrus Margarita

By Published On: 22 February 2016Last Updated: 7 October 2020

This Pink Salted Citrus Margarita is a delicious twist on a traditional margarita and just in time for National Margarita Day!

Two glasses of margaritas sitting on a wooden board with oranges and lemons sitting in the background.

What's in this post

At any given time you can look on a calendar and find a National holiday of some kind, it’s a little hard to keep up. For instance, did you know that February 22nd is National Margarita Day? That’s today!

I didn’t know a thing about it until I saw this Grilled Lime and Smoked Salt Margarita on Dianne’s Vegan Kitchen. Once I did, I knew I had to make a margarita and share it with you. Margarita’s are my jam.

They are my cocktail of choice, and while I don’t make them all the time when I do, I go all-out.

Two glasses of margaritas sitting on a wooden board with oranges and lemons sitting in the background.

Since deciding to do this post was a bit spontaneous, I didn’t shop for margarita ingredients beforehand. I decided to use what was readily available to me in my pantry.

Nosing around I found a bottle of Avión Silver Tequila and Avión Reposado Tequlia, both perfect for making a margarita. I also discovered a bottle of organic light agave syrup, which complements the tequila deliciously.

Next, I went looking for limes, but I came up empty-handed. It started to look as if no margaritas were to be had, but then I stumbled upon a bag of clementines and two lemons. Success!

I could work with these ingredients.

Two glasses of margaritas sitting on a wooden board with oranges and lemons sitting in the background.

How to Make a Pink Salted Citrus Margarita

My favorite margaritas have three ingredients: tequila, agave, and lime juice. I haven’t tried to make a margarita from a clementine before, but I figured it would be somewhat similar.

I juiced up the oranges and the lemons, added a bit of agave to sweeten the sour, and dumped some tequila in it. I played around with the ratio of tequila to juice, and though I’ve hit upon the perfect mix.

Then again, I started “testing” ratios this afternoon in my sun-filled kitchen on an empty stomach, so it’s anyone’s guess if I wrote down the recipe right ;)

I’m kidding. Mostly.

This cocktail was yummy. I may or may not have (but definitely did) texted my wife to tell her that my job was better than hers, along with a snapshot of my mostly gone margarita.

(I’m sure she thought it was as funny as I did.)

I don’t care for salt on my margarita thank-you-very-much, but sometimes I do like sugar. I thought that a little salted sugar would go good with the lemon/orange combo and so I mixed up a little pink Himalayan salt and sugar mix to rim the glasses.

I used a 3 to 1 ratio of sugar to salt, but you can change it up based on your preferences.

Now, let’s mix up a margarita!

Two glasses of margaritas sitting on a wooden board with oranges and lemons sitting in the background.

Pink Salted Citrus Margarita

Yield: 8 ounces (about 2 cocktails)
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

A delicious citrus twist on a traditional margarita

Ingredients

  • 5 clementine oranges
  • 2 lemons
  • 2 tablespoons light agave syrup
  • 2 ounces 100% Agave Silver or Reposado tequila
  • Pink salt & Sugar to rim the glass (optional)

Instructions

    1. Juice the lemons and clementine oranges into a pitcher.
    2. Add the light agave syrup and the tequila to the pitcher with the juice and stir to combine.
    3. Dump over ice and enjoy!

One Comment

  1. mathew September 20, 2018 at 1:38 am - Reply

    I love juice, it makes me feel like eating fresh fruits, also no sugar added juice brands which is more heathier! I just had one amazing natural juice brands House of Chi which is just amazing….

Leave A Comment

HELLO! I'm KD Angle-Traegner.

Writer, activist, and founder of Four Urban Paws Sanctuary. I’m on a mission to help people live a vegan life. Read more about KD…

SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW

JOIN OUR MAILING LIST