Margaritas are pretty perfect for summertime, but there is a way to make them even better: add fresh summer fruit, as in these 11 fruity margarita recipes.
Whether they’re on the rocks or frozen, margaritas make the perfect accompaniment for steamy summer days. And while there’s nothing wrong with a classic recipe—traditionally agreed upon to include tequila, triple sec or Cointreau, fresh lime juice, and a salt rim—many variations of this crowd-pleasing libation have popped up over the years.
Some of the best today being created by mixologists around the world utilize fresh seasonal ingredients over the sugary purees of early 2000s margarita past. Check out some of our favorite summer marg recipes—with a healthy dose of fruit like watermelon, berries, and tropical pineapple—to slurp down for the rest of summer 2019 right here (and yes, according to science, cucumber is indeed a fruit!):
1. Casa Noble Margarita Punch
Casa Noble
Ingredients:
- 1.5 ounces Casa Noble Crystal Tequila
- 0.5 ounce lime juice
- 1 ounce pineapple juice
- 0.75 ounces simple syrup
- Soda water
- Dash bitters
- Pineapple wedge
Instructions:
1. Place Casa Noble, lime juice, pineapple juice, and simple syrup into shaker with ice.
2. Shake until chilled. Strain into glass; top with soda and bitters. Garnish with a pineapple wedge.
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2. Blueberry Margarita by HelloFresh’s Head Chef Claudia Sidoti
Hello Fresh
Ingredients:
- 1 cup fresh blueberries, extra for garnish
- 1 ounce lime Juice
- 2 ounces Tequila
- 1 ounce Grand Marnier
- Ice
- Lime Wedge, for rim
- Salt, for rim
Instructions
1. Muddle blueberries and lime juice in a cocktail shaker.
2. Add tequila, Grand Marnier, and ice, then shake well to combine.
3. Before pouring, coat rim of glass with a lime wedge, then dip in salt and rotate until fully coated.
4. Strain cocktail into glass with ice and garnish with extra blueberries.
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3. Ginger Watermelon Margarita from The Springs in Brooklyn, NY
The Springs
Ingredients:
- 2 parts Milagro blanco tequila
- 4 parts watermelon juice
- .075 ounce lemon juice
- 0.5 ounce ginger syrup (2 parts sugar to 1 part fresh ginger juice, stirred together at room temperature until sugar dissolves)
Instructions:
1. Stir all ingredients together dry, then pour over ice or throw in your slushy machine! (If you’re looking for a big batch cocktail option, our Watermelon Margarita recipe serves 14.)
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4. Chowhound’s Cucumber Margarita
Chowhound
Ingredients:
- 1 medium English cucumber (about 1 pound), peeled and coarsely chopped
- 8 ounces silver (blanco), 100 percent agave tequila
- 4 ounces light agave nectar
- 4 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 8 medium limes)
- 4 ounces Yellow Chartreuse
- Ice
- 4 lime wedges, for garnish
Instructions:
1. Juice cucumber (blend until liquid, stopping and pressing down on solids as needed, then strain through fine mesh strainer set over 2-cup measuring cup). Reserve 8 ounces for drinks and refrigerate the rest.
2. Combine 8 ounces cucumber juice, tequila, agave nectar, lime juice, and Chartreuse in a 1-quart container and stir to combine. This is your margarita mix.
3. Place 7 ounces of margarita mix in a cocktail shaker; fill halfway with ice and shake til outside of tin is frosty, about 30 seconds. Pour into chilled glasses and garnish with lime wedge (makes 4 drinks).
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5. Chowhound’s Frozen Ginger Peach Margarita
Chowhound
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 pounds frozen sliced peaches
- 10 ounces reposado tequila, such as El Espolòn or Cazadores
- 4 ounces Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur
- 3 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 6 medium limes)
- 2 ounces peach liqueur
- 2 ounces Simple Syrup
- 3 cups ice
Instructions:
1. Place all ingredients except ice in a blender and blend on high until smooth.
2. Add ice, pushing it into the bottom of the pitcher, and blend on high until smooth. Serve immediately.
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6. La Fresa Margarita from El Naranjo Restaurant in Austin, TX
Chowhound
Ingredients:
- 1.5 ounces Cimarron Silver Tequila
- 2 whole muddled strawberries
- 0.5 ounce agave nectar
- 1 ounce lime juice
Instructions:
1. Muddle strawberries at the bottom of a glass.
2. Combine all other ingredients, stir, and strain over ice.
Related Reading: The Ultimate Guide to Summer Berries
7. Meximelon Margarita by Marcel Vigneron of Wolf Dining Los Angeles
Ingredients:
- 4 ounces fresh watermelon
- 3/4 ounce fresh lime
- 1/2 ounce agave
- 1 1/2 ounce tequila or mezcal (or 50/50)
- Salted Rimmed Collins glass
- Mint Sprig and Watermelon Triangle Garnish
Instructions:
1. Shake all ingredients and strain.
Related Reading: Watermelon Slicers & Other Fun Single-Use Summer Gadgets | What Is the Difference Between Tequila & Mezcal?
8. Boracho Amigo at The Skylark in New York City
Ingredients:
- grilled pineapple
- 1.5 ounces Mezcal Repo
- 1 ounce Tanteo
- .5 ounce lime juice
- .5 ounce pineapple juice
- .5 ounce agave
- Skewered pineapple and jalapeño
Instructions:
1. Muddle two grilled pineapple chunks in a tin, combine and shake all ingredients.
2. Strain into a Tampico salted rocks glass with ice and garnish with skewered pineapple and jalapeno.
Related Reading: Why You Should Be Grilling Summer Fruit
9. Cenote Tequila Passionate Rita
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ ounces Cenote Blanco Tequila
- ½ ounce Cointreau
- Drops of habanero or chili sauce (to taste)
- ½ fresh maracuja pulp scooped
- ½ fresh lime squeezed
- ½ ounce passion fruit syrup
Instructions:
1. Shake and strain into a rocks glass. Garnish with a sea salt and chili crust
10. Dragon Fruit Margarita by The Social Sipper
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Ingredients:
- Lime juice and pink Himalayan salt, for rim
- 1/2 ounce red dragon fruit
- 1 ounce lime juice
- 1 ounce orange liqueur
- 2 ounces tequila
Instructions:
1. Use lime juice to salt the rim of your glass.
2. Muddle dragon fruit and lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Then, add tequila, triple sec and ice to the shaker. Shake for 30 seconds and strain into a glass over ice.
Related Reading: What to Do with Dragon Fruit
11. The Citric Margarita from Haven Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces lemon shrub (see below for recipe)
- 1 1/2 ounces Tequila Reposado or Sotol
- 1 Branch of Cilantro (Coriander)
- Red Pepper Slice
- 3 Large Ice Cubes (Crushed)
- Lemon juice and salt for rimming glass
Instructions:
1. Shake lemon shrub and tequila in a shaker.
2. Dip rim of glass in lemon juice then into salt. Add ice, pour in drink, and garnish with cilantro and red pepper.
Lemon Shrub
Ingredients:
- 3 ounces fresh ginger slices
- 1/2 quart water
- 1 cup sugar
- pinch of salt
- 2 ounces lemon juice
- 1 ounce apple cider vinegar
Instructions:
1. Make ginger syrup: bring ginger, sugar, water, and salt to boil in saucepan, then lower heat to simmer and cook 45 minutes. Let cool. Keep up to one week in refrigerator.
2. Make the shrub: mix the cooled ginger syrup with lemon juice and apple cider vinegar.
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