Downtown Wine & Spirits

Recipe of the Week

 

Week of April 2, 2012:  Pomegranate Margarita

Spring into Spring with this refreshingly crisp cocktail.  A delicious twist on the Original Margarita, this recipe will have your tastebuds begging for seconds.  On the rocks or blended, it’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser.  Enjoy and Happy Spring!

Ingredients

  • Lime wedge, plus more for garnish
  • Salt
  • Ice
  • 4 ounces white tequila
  • 2 ounces Triple Sec
  • 1/2 cup pomegranate juice
  • 1 lime, juiced (optional)
  • Club Soda

Directions

Pour salt onto a plate or shallow dish. With a lime wedge rub along the rim of a glass and dip glasses upside down to salt the rim. Fill glasses with ice. In a cocktail shaker with ice place the tequila, triple sec, pomegranate juice, and lime juice. Pour into the salt-rimmed glasses and top off with club soda.  Garnish with a lime wedge, if desired.