Originating with Mexican-American communities in the American West, Cinco de Mayo is a way to commemorate the cause of freedom and democracy during the first years of the American Civil War, and today the date is observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. In the state of Puebla, the date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army‘s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza SeguínCinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day—the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico—which is celebrated on September 16.
Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for “fifth of May”) is a celebration held on May 5. It is celebrated in the United States and in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla, where the holiday is called El Día de la Batalla de Puebla (English: The Day of the Battle of Puebla). Thank you Wikipedia
The short supply and high cost of limes has us looking for twists on trad margaritas. Mexicue has changed up the classic margarita by replacing lime juice with lemon juice. Made with blaco tequila, cointreau, fresh lemon juice and orange juice to set off the typical bitter taste of margaritas and adding just enough sweetness.
Mexicue’s Lemon Margarita
Ingredients:
- 1.5 ounces blaco tequila
- .5 ounces cointreau
- 1 ounce fresh lemon juice
- .5 ounc orange juice
- Lime wedge
Directions:
- Fill Mason jar with crushed ice.
- In a shaker add 1 cup of ice, blaco tequila, cointreau, lemon and orange juice and shake well.
- Pour drink into glass and finish with a lime for garnish.
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Danielle Marullo’s Cranberry Sage LoSalt® Margarita
- 1 fresh lime
- 1/4 – 3/4 teaspoon LoSalt ( depending on glass size )
- 1 1/2 ounces Silver Tequila
- 2 sage leaves and 3-4 cranberries
- 1 ounce cranberry juice
- 3/4 ounces fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 ounce triple sec
- 1/4 ounce agave nectar
- Wet the outside of the glass with a wedge of fresh lime.
- Roll the edge of the glass in LoSalt. Set glass aside.
- Muddle the sage leaves and fresh cranberries into the tequila in a cocktail muddler or glass.
- Pour the Cranberry Juice, Lemon Juice, Combier, Agave and the muddled tequila mixture into a shaker.
- Shake all of the ingredients together vigorously.
- Fill the salt-rimmed glass with ice and strain the margarita mixture into the glass.
- Garnish with fresh sage leaves and float a few fresh cranberries on top (you can freeze them so they keep your drink extra cold!)
Danielle Marullo, foodista and blogger behind Got Room for More. You can also find her on Twitter and Instagram
LoSalt is a simple way to make a healthy change as it is a one-for-one substitute, meaning that if a recipe calls for one teaspoon of salt, use one teaspoon of LoSalt.