Skip to main content

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.

Read More
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
This chicken salad nails it—creamy, herby, and endlessly riffable.
Filberts, goobers, scaly bark nuts: Explore the world beyond almonds in this guide.
Like crispy gnocchi caprese and raspberry—brown butter skillet cake.
The secret to flavorful, never-greasy eggplant parm? Brine the eggplant first.
Like hot honey chicken with peaches and a dirty martini spritz.
Just as great with coffee for breakfast as it is with amaro for dessert.
Our go-to banana bread recipe is moist, nutty, and incredibly easy to make.