Name: Honey Grapefruit Margarita
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Mexican-American
Ingredients: 1/2 ruby red grapefruit, juiced; 1/2 lime, juiced; 2 ounces reposado tequila; 1 ounce Cointreau or other orange liqueur; 1 teaspoon honey; 2 tablespoons kosher salt}, for rim; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, for rim; lime slices, for garnish; grapefruit wedge, for garnish; orange twist, for garnish

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Juicy, pink ruby red grapefruit make a beautiful Honey Grapefruit Margarita sweetened with honey, a hefty splash of tequila, and rimmed in coarse salt. {Last updated December 17, 2021}

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I know some people like to go on and on about how angelic and perfect their kids are but let’s be honest, they can be little a*%holes sometimes.

In their defense they probably needed a nap or had only eaten marshmallows and strawberries at lunch—I’m totally talking about my kids here.

If you are a parent you understand when I say I occasionally worry that my children might be sociopaths. The past few days however, have been just bliss.

A honey grapefruit margarita recipe garnished with a salt rim, two slices of lime, a grapefruit wedge, and an orange twist.

Yesterday morning Hiro was super upset and crying in a way that makes you feel guilty and grateful that he is going to the babysitter.

Normally Louisa just continues talking about her bad dream or the new game she invented like no one else is in the room but instead she turned to him and said “It’s okay, Hiro. You’ll have fun at Katy’s. I heard she’s going to take you to the museum!”

Which immediately cheered him up. She totally lied about the museum thing because she knew it would make him happy.

I would like to say this kind of thing happens everyday, but I’m here to tell you that normally Louisa takes some— okay, maybe a lot— of pleasure in pissing her brother off.

A Honey Grapefruit margarita sitting on a bed of flower petals garnished with a grapefruit wedge, a lime wedge, and an orange twist.

Let the record show, however, that on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, she took the highroad.

Louisa 1 : Sociopath diagnosis 0

Then this morning we were walking to school and Hiro turns to me and says, “Sometimes I cry. Sometimes I sad and cry a little.”

Which basically turned me into a mushy puddle, but I pulled it together and said, “Why do you get sad?” and he says in his buttercup voice, “I miss Mama and Weesa, and Papa and I get sad a little.”

Three margaritas sitting on a bed of flower petals with a bottle of tequila next to them.

I know I am his mother and might suffer from bias but that right there is evidence of a two-year-old in touch with his feelings.

I see the future of a bright, sensitive man who quite possibly will be able to function in a relationship without pleasurably spitting, cursing, or hitting the other person.

Hiro 1: Sociopath diagnosis 0

To celebrate this successful week of parenting I’m making myself a marrrgaarittaaaaaaaaa!

A honey grapefruit margarita sitting on a bed of flower petals with a salt and sugar rimmed glass, a couple slices of lime, and a wedge of grapefruit for garnish.

And not just any ‘ol margarita (though I love those too) but a Honey Grapefruit margarita.

The tart pink grapefruit makes a beautiful cocktail and is ultra-refreshing, add a generous squeeze of lime juice and a glug of Cointreau for some complexity and body, top it all off with a solid tequila and that is a drink worth drinking.

Three honey grapefruit margaritas with a bottle of Cazadores tequila sitting next to them. They are all sitting on a bed of flower petals.

I want you all to raise a glass with me this weekend and celebrate. You’ve got three solid days of lounging, the weather’s warm, and kids are behaving. Blessed be, life is good.

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Honey Grapefruit Margarita

Yield: 1 drink

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Juicy, pink ruby red grapefruit make a beautiful Honey Grapefruit Margarita sweetened with honey, a hefty splash of tequila, and rimmed in coarse salt.

Ingredients

1/2 ruby red grapefruit, juiced
1/2 lime, juiced
2 ounces reposado tequila
1 ounce Cointreau or other orange liqueur
1 teaspoon honey
2 tablespoons [kosher salt}, for rim
2 tablespoons granulated sugar, for rim
lime slices, for garnish
grapefruit wedge, for garnish
orange twist, for garnish

Instructions

Shake margarita. Combine grapefruit juice, lime juice, tequila, Cointreau, and honey in a cocktail shaker full of ice. Shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker is frosted.
Rim glass. Combine salt and sugar on a small plate. Run a lime wedge around the outside of a glass and dip the glass in the salt-sugar mixture.
Strain and serve. Fill the glass with ice and strain the margarita into the glass. Add a lime, grapefruit wedge and orange twist for garnish.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 530Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 7555mgCarbohydrates: 90gFiber: 9gSugar: 68gProtein: 4g

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Honey Grapefruit Margarita

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