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Café Iguana Margarita

4.7

(14)

From the Café Iguana restaurant, in Denver, Colorado.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    12 Servings

Ingredients

Lime wedges
Coarse salt
3 1/2 cups Homemade Sweet-and-Sour Mix for Margaritas (click for recipe)
1 cup gold tequila
1/2 cup Triple Sec
16 ice cubes
12 lime slices

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Rub rims of 12 glasses with lime wedges. Dip rims in coarse salt.

    Step 2

    Combine 1 3/4 cups sweet-and-sour mix, 1/2 cup tequila, 1/4 cup Triple Sec and 8 ice cubes in blender. Process until well blended. Pour into 6 glasses. Repeat with remaining sweet-and-sour mix, tequila, Triple Sec and ice cubes. Pour into 6 glasses. Garnish each with lime slice.

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