Mocktail Margarita

If you like a refreshing and tasty drink this is for you.  And if you prefer a drink that doesn’t include any alcohol you are especially going to love this one!

It so happens that two of my three daughters are pregnant right now.  The other night we were having Mexican food which as usual included chips and guacamole. Sometimes it also includes homemade tortillas.  This happens to be a family favorite for us, and just isn’t the same without some margaritas.  But because they aren’t drinking any alcohol, it came to me that I should try and figure out how to make a drink they could enjoy with their Mexican dinner.  After a few tries this is what emerged.

Mocktail Margarita

Juice of 6 limes with 1 cup of simple sugar (1 cup water and 1 cup sugar) OR  6 oz. limeade concentrate
3/4 cup fo freshly squeezed orange juice
1/2 – 3/4 cup freshly squeezed grapefruit ( about 1 grapefruit juiced)
Pinch of salt
Approximately 2 cups of ice
Salt for the rim of the glasses

Make the simple syrup by boiling 1 cup of water with 1 cup of sugar for about 5 minutes until sugar is thoroughly dissolved.  Allow syrup to cool. Add to the juice of 6 limes.  OR you can use 6 oz. of frozen limeade concentrate.

To the lime juice and simple syrup or limeade, add the orange juice and grapefruit juice, pinch of salt, and ice.  Blend in the blender.

Use the grapefruit or lime rinds and rub the rim of the serving glasses to moisten them.  Put some salt on a saucer and dip the moistened rim of the glasses in the salt to create a ring of salt on the rim.

Even if you don’t normally have salt on the rim of your margarita you will want to use it here.  It is the combination of the saltiness of the salted rim, the tartness of the lime juice, the sweetness of the orange juice and the slight bitterness of the grapefruit that makes this drink so refreshing and delicious.

Whether because you are pregnant, or just prefer not to drink anything alcoholic, or want something you can serve to both adults and children, this is a perfect drink.  In fact, it  is a perfect drink for just about anyone who loves something not too sweet and thoroughly delicious.  This would even be great served at your Super Bowl party!  With this mocktail everyone can celebrate and be refreshed while they are enjoying themselves.  Life is indeed abundant 🙂