Heirloom Tomato Margaritas
Make your own restaurant-quality Heirloom Tomato Margaritas at home with this seasonal, delicious recipe! It's perfect for all of your summer tomatoes!
Tomato Simple Syrup
- 1 Large Heirloom Tomato roughly chopped, approx. 1 cup
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 3/4 Cup Water
The Margaritas
- 3 oz Tequila
- 2 oz Orange Liqueur Triple Sec, Cointreau, etc.
- 2 oz Freshly-squeezed Lime Juice it must be fresh!
- 1 1/2 oz Tomato Simple Syrup
- Fresh Basil for garnish
Salted Rim (optional)
- 1/4 Cup Coarse Sea Salt
- Tajin or Old Bay optional
Tomato Simple Syrup
Roughly chop up one large heirloom tomato. This should come out to about 1 cup.
Add the tomato, sugar, and water to a saucepot and stir.
Bring the mixture to a boil on the stove, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
When done, let cool before straining the mixture through a mesh sieve, making sure to press the remaining tomato solids to get as much liquid as possible.
Store the simple syrup in the refrigerator when not using.
The Margaritas
Add the tequila, orange liqueur, fresh lime juice, and tomato simple syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake cocktail for about 15 seconds, until the shaker is ice cold.
Pour cocktail into glasses over ice. Garnish with basil, if you'd like.
Salted Rim (optional)
Before pouring the margaritas, sprinkle the salt and Tajin or Old Bay (if using) onto a flat plate.
Take your glasses and press a lime wedge around the rim, wetting it.
Then, turn your glasses upside down and press onto the salt mixture on the plate. If the cocktail rim has been wetted, the salt will stick onto it.
Now pour your margaritas!
- You don't need to use heirloom tomatoes, any large in-season summer tomatoes will do.
- The tomato simple syrup will keep in the fridge for about 1 week.
- I highly recommend using a cocktail jigger to measure the ingredients. However, if you don't have one, here are the liquid conversions:
- 1 1/2 oz = approx. 0.2 cup (about 3 tablespoons)
- 2 oz = 1/4 cup
- 3 oz = approx. .38 cup (1/3 cup + 1 tablespoons)
- To turn this cocktail into a lighter spritz, divide the mixture over 3-4 glasses, then top with lime seltzer.
Keyword summer, tomato, tomatoes