Break out the tequila to Celebrate National Margarita Day! This refreshing Strawberry Lime Margarita is the perfect sidekick to your favorite tacos!
I went to the grocery store today and spotted these gorgeous strawberries and couldn’t resist purchasing a carton. When I got home and realized National Margarita Day was just a couple days away, I knew I had to come up with a delicious margarita to celebrate! I kept it simple by just pairing some tart limes with these sweet strawberries to make some Strawberry Lime Margaritas!
When is National Margarita Day?
On February 22nd every year, we honor this tequila based cocktail with a special day of celebration. The classic cocktail was invented sometime during the 1930’s or 1940’s. Frozen margaritas were invented later in 1970’s when a bartender converted a soft serve ice cream unit into a frozen margarita machine! Whether you like it with salt or without, it is the most common tequila based cocktail in the United States today. Hence National Margarita Day!
What goes in a Strawberry Lime Margarita?
With any margarita, you start with the basics:
Tequila
Triple Sec
Add some fresh strawberries
A good amount of fresh lime juice
Honey for a little sweetness
How do you make a strawberry lime margarita?
Juice 4 limes by cutting them in half and squeezing them over a measuring cup or blender.
Cut 1 pound of fresh strawberries in half for easy blending. If you use frozen, omit the ice in the recipe below.Recipe
Place the strawberries, lime juice and honey in a blender. Blend until smooth.
Add the tequila and triple sec and blend until well mixed, taste and adjust alcohol if necessary.
Add ice to the blender and blend until ice is crushed and smooth. The margarita should have a slushy consistency.
To add salt to the rim of your glasses, moisten them with a lime wedge and spread salt on a plate. Dip the rim of the glass in the salt. I used Hawaiian black salt on the rims of my glasses.
Hope you have a happy national margarita day!
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Strawberry Lime Margaritas
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Ingredients
1 lb fresh strawberries, hulled and washed
1/2 cup honey
4 limes, juiced
1/4 cup triple sec
1 cup tequila
To garnish:
Salt for the rim
Fresh strawberries and limes to garnish
Instructions
Juice 4 limes by cutting them in half and squeezing them over a measuring cup or blender.
Cut 1 pound of fresh strawberries in half for easy blending. If you use frozen, omit the ice in the recipe below.
Place the strawberries, lime juice and honey in a blender. Blend until smooth.
Add the tequila and triple sec and blend until well mixed, taste and adjust alcohol if necessary.
Add ice to the blender and blend until ice is crushed and smooth. The margarita should have a slushy consistency.
8 Comments
I made these for Margarita Monday this week and, O. M. G. were they delicious! Thanks for sharing!
So fresh! Perfect for summer 🙂
These are gorgeous!! Love all the fresh strawberries!
Thank you! Fresh is the only way to go!
This is a really fun recipes. I love the combo of strawberry and lime.
This margarita is so much better than using the store-bought mixes!
I totally agree!
I never tried this recipe before and
after reading this amazing post I think I must give it a try.