Spicy Cucumber Margarita

By danyell923

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Spicy Cucumber Margarita

Makes 12

Recipe by the Bon Appetit Test Kitchen

Photograph by Christina Holmes

February 2013

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 cups tequila blanco,
• 1 1/4 cups fresh lemon juice,
• 1 1/4 cups fresh lime juice,
• 1/2 cup triple sec
• 1 jalapeño
• lime

Preparation

Step 1

Bring 1/3 cup sugar and 1/3 cup water to a boil in a saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Let simple syrup cool.

Combine simple syrup, 3 cups tequila blanco, 1 1/4 cups fresh lemon juice, 1 1/4 cups fresh lime juice, 1/2 cup triple sec, and 1 jalapeño, halved lengthwise, in a pitcher. Chill for at least 30 minutes or up to 3 hours (taste every 1/2 hour or so until spiced to your liking); remove jalapeño.

Rub a lime wedge over half the rim of highball or rocks glasses; dip into kosher salt. Serve Margaritas over ice in prepared glasses; garnish with sliced cucumber and jalapeño.