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Simple Lime Grapefruit Margarita Mocktail


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  • Author: Amy
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 2 1x
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Description

This amazingly refreshing Simple Lime Grapefruit Margarita is the perfect drink for summer. Sip it by the pool, enjoy it on a picnic, or serve it at your next backyard barbecue. Bright and light grapefruit mixed with freshly squeezed lime juice and a dash of honey, topped off with some bubbly seltzer. This is a non-alcoholic fun drink everyone can enjoy! Gluten free!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 4 ounces fresh grapefruit juice – about 1 large grapefruit
  • 2 ounces fresh lime juice – about 23 limes plus more for garnish
  • 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
  • Pinch of sea salt – plus more for rimming the edge of the glasses
  • 1 cup of ice
  • 2 ounces lime or grapefruit seltzer 

Instructions

  1. Squeeze the grapefruit juice. Slice a large grapefruit in half and use a citrus juicer to squeeze all of the juice out of both halves of the grapefruit (about 4 ounces). If you can’t find fresh grapefruit then store-bought grapefruit juice is just fine as a replacement.
  2. Squeeze the lime juice. Use a lemon/lime juicer or your hands to squeeze about 2 ounces of fresh lime juice into the same container you squeezed the grapefruit juice into.
  3. Shake it up. Add some ice to a mason jar or cocktail shaker, pour in the grapefruit and lime juice along with the honey and a pinch of salt. Cover and shake well for 30 seconds.
  4. Rim and fill the glasses. Run a cut lime or piece of the grapefruit around the edge of two short glasses, pour some salt onto a plate and dip the rim of each glass in some salt. You can use regular kosher salt or margarita salt you can buy at most stores. This step is optional but necessary for the best margarita experience.
  5. Serve. Evenly pour the grapefruit margarita into the glasses and top off with some grapefruit or lime seltzer.  

Notes

  • Use fresh ingredients like citrus and herbs to add a punch of flaovr without any added sugar or calories.
  • Add a hint of sweetness such as honey, maple syrup, agave, stevia or Munkfruit.
  • Shake it with some ice and strain it. Using a cocktail shaker makes this super easy since you can fill it with ice, pour the juice in, shake it up and pour it right from the shaker since it has a built-in strainer. Expert Tip: If you don’t have a cocktail shaker then you can shake this drink up in a mason jar with a lid then strain it though a mesh trainer before you pour it into glasses.
  • Top if off with some bubbles. Adding a bubbly finish to a margarita just makes it feel so fancy. Of course this recipe is alcohol-free so I used seltzer but feel free to add some champagne or Prosecco as well.
  • Garnish it. Adding a garnish or two to a drink not only let’s others know what is in it but it also makes it look more festive and so pretty. Try using whatever fruit or herbs you used in a drink as the garnish or just rim the glass with some fun salts. Everyone will appreciate it and will want to try it!
  • Prep Time: 5
  • Category: Healthy snacks and appetizers
  • Method: Shaken
  • Cuisine: Mexican