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Margharita Texas

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Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 9 ingredients

  1. 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
  2. Cocktail
  3. Rub
  4. Lemon
  5. Dip
  6. 114 ounces tequila
  7. Salt
  8. Triple sec
  9. 1 ounce Cointreau

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Lemon High in vitamin C · Source of protein

    High in vitamin C · 53 mg per 100 g, 66% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Source of protein · 1.1 g per 100 g, 15% of the energy from protein

    • Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Lemons, raw, without peel”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Method

  1. 114 ounces tequila 1 ounce Cointreau or Triple Sec 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice or lemon juice (reserve lime or lemon) Salt.
  2. 1.
  3. Combine the tequila, Cointreau or Triple Sec and lime or lemon juice in a cocktail shaker.
  4. 2.
  5. Use the squeezed lime or lemon to rub the rim of a cocktail glass.
  6. Immediately dip the rim of the glass into a container of salt.
  7. Shake the glass slightly to remove any excess salt.
  8. 3.
  9. Add ice to tequila mixture and shake well.
  10. Strain into the salt-rimmed glass and serve.
  11. Yield: One cocktail.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

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