Kumquat Margarita Recipe
[Photo: Kelly Carámbula]
There's rarely a time when a margarita doesn't sound like a good idea...especially when it's jazzed up with seasonal fruit. As winter comes our way, the cold weather brings with it a plethora of citrus whose tart flavors are the perfect companions to tequila.
Olive-sized kumquats have an edible peel that's sweet while the flesh is tart. A hearty muddling brings out the oils from their skin as well as the juice from their flesh, bringing that tartness that's key to a balanced margarita.
- Yield:makes 1 cocktail
- Active time: 5 minutes
- Total time:5 minutes
- Rated:
Ingredients
- 4 kumquats, sliced
- 1 1/2 ounces 100% agave tequila
- 1/2 ounce Cointreau
- 1/4 ounce agave nectar
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt, for the rim
- Kumquat, for garnish
Directions
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1.
Run a slice of kumquat along the rim of your glass, then dip the glass in the salt. Set glass aside.
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2.
In the bottom of a cocktail shaker, thoroughly muddle the kumquats—about 12 hefty muddles.
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3.
Add tequila, Cointreau, and agave nectar. Fill cocktail shaker with ice and shake for 15 seconds.
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4.
Fill your glass with ice cubes and strain margarita into the glass. Garnish with a kumquat slice.
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