Best 2 Spicy Mezcal Margarita Recipes

Spicy Mezcal Margarita image

Provided by GoodFoodStories

Time 15m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 tablespoon white sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 lime wedge
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and roughly chopped
1 ½ teaspoons white sugar
½ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
¼ cup mezcal
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice

Steps:

Mix 1 tablespoon sugar with salt on a shallow, rimmed plate. Use lime wedge to wet rims of two 6- to 8-ounce glasses. Dip rims into sugar mixture.
Combine jalapeno and 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar in a cocktail shaker and muddle until sugar is dissolved and jalapeno is juiced. Add orange juice, mezcal, and lime juice to shaker, then fill with ice. Cover and shake until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into glasses to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 145.6 calories, Carbohydrate 21.3 g, Fat 0.2 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 0.8 g, Sodium 962 mg, Sugar 15.5 g

Spicy Strawberry Margarita image

Provided by Geoffrey Zakarian

Categories beverage

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 ounces simple syrup, plus more for the glasses
Coarse salt
4 cups ice
2 cups hulled and halved fresh strawberries, plus 2 strawberries, hulled and thinly sliced for garnish, optional
2 cups cubed fresh watermelon
4 ounces silver tequila
2 ounces fresh lime juice
2 ounces triple sec
1/2 Fresno chile, diced, seeded or unseeded depending on the spice level you want

Steps:

Dip half of the rim of 4 margarita glasses in the simple syrup, then dip in the coarse salt. Set aside.
In a blender, combine the ice, halved strawberries, watermelon, tequila, lime juice, triple sec, simple syrup and Fresno chile. Blend until frothy. Pour into your prepared margarita glasses, garnish each with a thinly sliced strawberry if desired and enjoy immediately!