Best Ginger Mint Margarita Recipes

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GINGER-MINT MARGARITA



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Of all the good reasons to make a from-scratch margarita, flavor is foremost.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Drink Recipes     Cocktail Recipes

Yield Makes 1

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 slices (1/4 inch thick) peeled fresh ginger
2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves
1 ounce (2 tablespoons) silver tequila
1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) Grand Marnier
1/2 teaspoon fresh lime juice
1/2 cup small ice cubes
1/4 cup ginger beer

Steps:

  • Crush ginger, mint, tequila, Grand Marnier, and lime juice in a glass with a wooden spoon. Add ice. Slowly pour in ginger beer, and serve.

GINGER MARGARITA



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Provided by Guy Fieri

Time 45m

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 7

3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups water
1 large hand ginger, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch coins/chunks
Bar sugar
Freshly grated nutmeg
2 ounces good quality tequila or reposado (recommended: Cabo Wabo)
1 lime, juiced, plus lime wedges for garnish

Steps:

  • Bring sugar and water up to a light simmer and cook until all of the sugar is dissolved. Add ginger and steep for 30 minutes. Pour ginger-simple syrup into blender and puree. Strain out pulp and store in a tightly sealed jar or bottle. Will keep for several weeks in the refrigerator.
  • Pour some bar sugar onto small plate and grate a pinch of nutmeg on top, mix well.
  • Add tequila, lime juice, 5 ounces ginger-simple syrup and ice to cocktail shaker and give it a good shake. Run lime wedge around rim of glass and dip in sugar/nutmeg mixture, add ice and pour in contents of shaker, grate a little nutmeg on top and serve with a wedge of lime.

GINGER MARGARITA



Ginger Margarita image

Fresh ginger adds sharpness and complexity to classic margaritas in this refreshing cocktail recipe from Jean Georges bartender Peter Okkerse.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Drink Recipes     Cocktail Recipes

Yield Makes 1 cocktail

Number Of Ingredients 5

Salt mixture from Ginger-Lime Base
2 lime wedges
3/4 ounce Ginger-Lime Base liquid
1 1/2 ounces anejo tequila
1/2 ounce Cointreau

Steps:

  • Place salt mixture in a shallow dish. Moisten the rim of a rocks glass with one of the lime wedges and dip in salt mixture to coat; set aside.
  • Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add tequila, ginger-lime base liquid, and Cointreau; shake to combine and strain into prepared glass. Squeeze remaining lime wedge over glass and add to cocktail. Serve.

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