Heirloom Tomato Margarita
Make your own restaurant-quality Heirloom Tomato Margaritas at home with this seasonal, delicious recipe! It's perfect for all of your summer tomatoes!
Servings 2
Equipment
- Cocktail Shaker
Ingredients
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
Instructions
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!
Notes
- 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.
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