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Published: Jan 16, 2015 · Modified: Mar 7, 2019 by Nancy · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads

Pomelo and Mint Margarita

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Pomelo and Mint MargaritaThe Pomelo and Mint Margarita - perhaps the best thing to ever happen to Tequila!
Last week I introduced you to the Pomelo, my new citrusy BFF  with this Pomelo, Citrus and Mint salad. As I was eating the salad, I kept thinking that the pomelo juice would make a darn tasty cocktail, but what cocktail? Now that was the question! So, after a "google surfing" session, I learned a couple of surprising facts. One, there are less than 100 pomelo cocktails on Pinterest!!!
This is utterly shocking to me. Shocking....
 Second, that we really don't know the true origins of the margarita. Honestly people, how can we not know this???
Sometimes I really do wonder about the human race....
Pomelo, citrus and mint salad

The Origins of the Margarita

Now why there aren't a gazillion pomelo cocktail recipes on Pinterest I honestly can't tell you.
But as to  the origins of the Margarita... well, that is something I can tell you something about!! Like most hugely popular inventions, there is no shortage of folks wanting to claim credit for creating the margarita - so there are several versions of how this drink came into being. The most likely story however, is this. In 1938, Carlos, "Danny"  Herrera, the owner of a Tijuana-area restaurant called Rancho La Gloria, created this drink for  one of his customers, an aspiring actress named Marjorie King  who allegedly  was allergic to all hard alcohol other than tequila.  Since a straight shot wasn't going to cut it, he combined the elements of the shot (lime and salt)  with a little triple sec to make the tequila palatable.
pomelo and mint margarita
Well, I am happy to say that  Pomelo and Mint Margarita  is more than just palatable - it is delicious! Bright and refreshing, you might  find yourself humming Margaritaville... and since this Pomelo and Mint Margarita doesn't include a salted rim, no worries about "finding that lost shaker of salt"....
This Pomelo and Mint Margarita cocktail recipe, made with blanco tequila, is bright, refreshing and an easy sipper when served on the rocks!

Pomelo and Mint Margarita

One added bonus in this cocktail is that since pomelos are rather large, you will only need 1 for two cocktails! This also works well as a non alcoholic drink!
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Course: cocktail
Cuisine: Mexican
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 1
Calories: 166kcal
Author: Nancy Buchanan

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. freshly squeezed pomelo juice about ½ of a pomelo
  • 1 ½ oz. Blano tequila I used Patron Silver
  • ½ oz. agave syrup mix 1 Tablespoon agave nectar with 1 Tablespoon of water and stir or shake to combine
  • 4 fresh mint leaves

Instructions

  • Combine the pomelo juice, tequila agave syrup and mint leaves in a shaker. Add ice. Shake for 30 - 40 seconds until shaker is cold. Using a fine mesh strainer, strain cocktail into a rocks glass over ice.

Nutrition

Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 122mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 170IU | Vitamin C: 35.9mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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  1. JayanthiSindhiya says

    February 19, 2015 at 9:41 pm

    Stunning drink.cute clicks

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