Two-Ingredient Cranberry Margarita Cocktail

Two-Ingredient Cranberry Margarita Cocktail

Tart cranberry juice and tequila shaken over ice make a quick, rosy-hued margarita.

Total 3 min Makes 1 serving Calories 190/serving

Dietary

Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Wheat free, Dairy free, Nut free, Kosher

This streamlined margarita leans on just two ingredients for a tangy, ruby-colored drink with a bracing citrus-like edge from the cranberry juice. It comes together in minutes with nothing more than a shaker and a salted rim, making it an easy choice for holiday gatherings or a quick weeknight cocktail.

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces tequila
  • 3 ounces cranberry juice
  • 1 lime wedge, for the glass rim (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon coarse salt, for the glass rim (optional)

Method

  1. If desired, rub a lime wedge around the rim of a margarita or rocks glass and dip the rim into coarse salt to coat.

  2. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then add the tequila and cranberry juice.

  3. Shake vigorously for about 15 seconds until the shaker feels cold to the touch.

  4. Fill the prepared glass with fresh ice and strain the cocktail into the glass.

  5. Garnish with a lime wedge and serve immediately.

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    Two-Ingredient Cranberry Margarita Cocktail

    This streamlined margarita leans on just two ingredients for a tangy, ruby-colored drink with a bracing citrus-like edge from the cranberry juice. It comes together in minutes with nothing more than a shaker and a salted rim, making it an easy choice for holiday gatherings or a quick weeknight cocktail.

    3 min 1 serving 190 cal

    Ingredients

    • 2 ounces tequila
    • 3 ounces cranberry juice
    • 1 lime wedge, for the glass rim (optional)
    • 1 tablespoon coarse salt, for the glass rim (optional)

    Method

    1. 1

      If desired, rub a lime wedge around the rim of a margarita or rocks glass and dip the rim into coarse salt to coat.

    2. 2

      Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then add the tequila and cranberry juice.

    3. 3

      Shake vigorously for about 15 seconds until the shaker feels cold to the touch.

    4. 4

      Fill the prepared glass with fresh ice and strain the cocktail into the glass.

    5. 5

      Garnish with a lime wedge and serve immediately.