Get ready for Cinco de Mayo with the perfect cocktail: a Strawberry Key Lime Margarita! This is the ultimate combination of flavors for your margarita!
Cinco de Mayo is not only a celebration of Mexican culture, it’s also one of the best foodie holidays of the year. Why? Because let’s be honest, it’s all about the tequila… that’s why!
Hi everyone (or should I say ‘hola’?), it’s Christin from Blue Crab Martini back again with another delicious cocktail for you! I’m excited to be celebrating Cinco de Mayo here on Just Us Four, and today I’m sharing my recipe for a Strawberry Key Lime Margarita.
When it comes to Cinco de Mayo, the best way (really, the only way) to celebrate is to wear a sombrero and have a deliciously perfect margarita in hand at all times. You do have a sombrero, right? No? Well neither do I, but wouldn’t it be great if people really did wear them all day on Cinco? Everyone would be smiling and in a great mood (although, that could also be the tequila talkin’)!
This year why not shake things up a bit and try a new twist on the classic margarita? This Strawberry Key Lime Margarita is full of fresh berry and citrus flavor, but don’t worry, it still packs a nice punch of tequila!
This tasty strawberry margarita starts with muddling together fresh strawberries and key limes. This combination gives the drink a nice sweet and tangy flavor all in one sip. If you can’t find key limes, the regular variety will also work but go for the key limes if at all possible.
Those babies, although small, have a distinct flavor that can’t be beat. I was lucky enough to have a whole box of key limes on hand, freshly picked from a tree in southern Texas, so of course I had to make at least one margarita with them, right? *wink, wink*
How are you planning to celebrate Cinco this year? A big tequila-tastic fiesta? A quiet Taco Tuesday evening at home? (Side note, how convenient is it that Cinco de Mayo lands on a Tuesday this year?) No matter what your plans are, whether big or small, let’s raise a (tequila filled) glass and toast to Cinco de Mayo! Cheers!
If you loved this Strawberry Key Lime Margarita recipe, you’ll fall in love with these other homemade margaritas:
- Three Ingredient Pomegranate Margarita Recipe
- Cinco de Mayo Drink Recipes: Passion Fruit Margarita
- Creamsicle Margarita
Essential items for this recipe:
- Margarita shaker
- Muddler
- Margarita strainer
- Margarita glass
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in style with this Strawberry Key Lime Margarita! Fresh fruit and premium tequila is a perfect combination.
- 2 Key Limes cut into quarters
- 4 large Organic Strawberries stems removed and cut into halves
- 4 oz Your Favorite Tequila I recommend patron
- 2 oz Patron Citronge Orange Liqueur
- 1/2 oz Agave Nectar
- 1 oz Grand Marnier
- Sea Salt for rimming the glass
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Add the key limes and strawberries to a shaker and muddle until both are well broken down.
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Add about ½ cup of ice, add the tequila, Citronge Orange Liqueur, and agave. Give it a good shake, shake, and pour through a strainer into a salt rimmed margarita glass.
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Float the Grand Marnier on top and garnish with a slice of key lime or a strawberry.
We have totally had margaritas on the mind since Cinco de Mayo, and love this flavor combination! We’re hosting our monthly cocktail linkup today and would love for you to stop by and share 🙂
Hi Shannah! I just wanted to let you know that I chose your post as one of my top 5 for the week at #ShareTheWealthSunday! I’ll feature it on my page (FunMoneyMom) for this week’s party as well as on my FB page!
Thanks again for linking up!
xoxo
Lisa
Thanks so much Lisa. I appreciate it.
This is the perfect summer drink! I can’t wait to sit by the pool and drink this.
Thanks for linking up with Share the Wealth Sunday!
Yum!!! Why we don’t get on board with the Cinco de Mayo holiday here in the UK, when this is the kind of thing you can have, I have no idea! I am totally going to give this s whirl at my next BBQ! Thank you so much for linking up to #AllAboutYou
This looks really good and easy. Thanks for sharing! #homemattersparty
Thank you so much for sharing this with Awesome Things Tuesday last week! Come party with us again, we’d love to have you!
Love this! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty – We hope to see you again soon! The door is OPEN!
~Lorelai
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