Name: Margarita
Prep time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1½ oz 100% agave silver tequila; 1½ oz fresh lime juice (from about a lime and half); plus extra lime for garnish; 1 oz triple sec; Cointreau; or Grand Marnier; 1 tsp agave syrup; Coarse salt

Unfortunately, in its travels north of the border, the lime-and-tequila classic picked up a suitcase full of high-fructose corn syrup and with it about 300 extra calories. With that addition, your pre-dinner drink can easily blow a whole meal's worth of calories.

To help you lose weight without giving up cocktails altogether, we returned this Happy Hour favorite to its simple, unadulterated former self

Margarita

1½ oz 100% agave silver tequila

1½ oz fresh lime juice (from about a lime and

lime

oz triple sec

Cointreau

or Grand Marnier

tsp agave syrup

salt

Place the tequila, lime juice, triple sec, and agave syrup in a shaker filled with ice. Cover and shake vigorously for 20 seconds. Cover a small plate with a thin layer of salt. Rub the rim of a rocks glass with the flesh side of a lime wedge, then dip into the salt and crust lightly. Serve in the glass straight up or with ice.

Margarita

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Author : Eat This, Not That! Editors

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