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Blood Orange Margarita with red spooky rim for Halloween.

Blood Orange Margarita

There’s no better match for ghost stories and pumpkin lanterns than a Blood Orange Margarita. Bright, tart, and just spooky enough for grown-up treats.

Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Mexican
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Author: Recipe adapted from Martha’s Moments

Ingredients

Decoration

  • Red food colouring
  • Corn starch
  • Salt or sugar

Blood Orange Margarita

  • 2 oz blood orange juice –freshly squeezed
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 oz Cointreau or Grand Marnier
  • 1½ oz Tequila

Instructions

Decoration

  1. Rim a margarita glass with either salt or sugar.
  2. Mix the red food colouring with a little corn starch, just enough to thicken it so it can stick to the glass.
    Red food colouring and corn starch mix for spooky glass rim.
  3. Apply this “blood” on the glass with your fingers. Keep aside to dry.

Blood Orange Margarita

  1. Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
    Glass of blood orange margarita filled with ice cubes.
  2. Shake well, then strain the mixture into the prepared glass.
  3. Serve immediately.