Happy Friday, hello weekend, hola FUN! I hope you all have some good times ahead! I’m planning on kicking my feet up for some old-fashioned R&R, heading to the outlets for a little shopping indulgence, and wining & dining with some girlfriends. My kind of weekend! What’ve you got on the books? If you’re looking for a summer cocktail to help get you into a festive mood, may I recommend these? Refreshing with a spicy kick, these cucumber jalapeño margtinis are such a treat!! Get at them! xx- Sarah {this post was produced in collaboration with Sarah Dickenson for A House in the Hills}
Ingredients
- 1-3 slices of jalapeño
- 3 slices cucumber
- 3-4 lime wedges
- 2.5 oz tequila, preferably blanco
- 1 oz Cointreau
- 1 oz simple syrup
- salt
Instructions
- In a shaker, muddle lime wedges, jalapeños slices, cucumber slices, and simple syrup.
- Add ice, tequila, and cointreau to shaker.
- Shake for 20-30 seconds.
- Pour salt onto a small plate.
- Run a lime wedge around the rim of the martini glass.
- Dip martini glass into the salt, you can use sugar here too if you prefer!
- Strain contents of shaker into martini glass.
- Garnish with a jalapeño slice and a sliver of cucumber.
Notes
If you only want a little heat, and a lot of citrus, use 1 jalapeño slice and more lime! To make the cucumber garnish, run a peeler along the entire length of a cucumber, fold accordion style and secure with a toothpick!
This looks so wonderful and the colour is so summery!
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All of the drinks you make literally make my mouth water!
xoxo Kennedy
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Pinned and cant wait to try. Sounds so refreshing!
Yay, I think I have everything in my pantry to make this cocktail! Well, excepted for jalapenos… I can’t seem to find some here in France, we’re not very fond of chiles… I’ve started growing my own but they’re just sprouts for the moment so I guess I have to wait a bit more, and that I have to make this cocktail without them! I’m sure it will be great though!
I adore the squiggly little cucumber. This is so fancy and gorgeous!
8/4/2014 I’ve never had a martini,but it looks so good,i could drink gallons of that delicious green,cool looking drink[it looks like a popsicle]I could come up with the vegetables and vodka,but not the Cointreau[borrow some from a local bar?] or simple syrup.how about a cold beer ,downtown,for 1.50?not every day of the week.oh,you’re not yourself…we can tell when you’re you.
I can vouch for this great tasting drink. We have a Restaurant here in Austin Texas, (Serrano’s ) they make this drink as their signature drink. I am hooked on this unique taste. Thanks for the recipe.
Im going to try this tonight with my girlfriend.
i hope it tastes as good as it looks !
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