Carrot Margaritas! Kick off spring and Cinco de Mayo with a seasonal carrot cocktail. This spring margarita features sweet carrot juice, fresh lime juice, ginger, and of course, tequila!
How to Make a Carrot Cocktail
Making a carrot cocktail is easier than you may think. No need for any special equipment like a juicer or a blender. This carrot margarita uses bottled 100% carrot juice. Yes, I’m not juicing my own carrots for this, would you?
Using bottled juice makes this carrot cocktail stupid simple to whip up.
Here’s all you need to do to make these carrot margaritas:
- Salt the rim of two rocks glasses; fill with ice.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Add carrot juice, tequila, liqueur (or syrup), and lime juice to shaker.
- Secure lid on shaker and shake until chilled.
- Strain carrot margarita into prepared glasses and garnish.
Enjoy!
Looking for more tequila recipes? Check out this list of more than 50 cocktails for Cinco de Mayo.
Carrot Juice Vodka Cocktail
If you aren’t much of a tequila person, you can easily make a carrot cocktail using vodka.
Carrot Juice Vodka Cocktail ideas:
Ginger and Carrot Vodka Coole
- Use vodka instead of tequila
- Swap the lime juice out for lemon juice
Carrot Moscow Mule
- Use vodka instead of tequila
- Swap ginger beer in for the ginger liqueur and use a bit more
- Add a dash of bitters
Spiced Carrot Martini
- Use vodka instead of tequila
- Leave out the lime juice
- Add a pinch of ground cinnamon and nutmeg
This carrot margarita was inspired by a carrot mimosa I enjoyed during brunch at Cafe Alma in Minneapolis. If you live in the Midwest, I highly recommend stopping by for brunch and sitting at the breakfast bar. The food is outstanding, as is the service, and the carrot mimosa is a must.
Carrot Margaritas
Description
Ingredients
- Margarita salt
- 5 ounces 100% bottled carrot juice
- 3 ounces tequila blanco
- 1 ounces fresh lime juice
- 1 ½ ounce ginger liqueur, such as Domaine De Canton or ginger syrup*
- Carrot tops for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Place salt in a shallow dish.
- Dip rims of two rocks glasses in water (or run a lime wedge around rim) then lightly dip rims in salt; fill with ice.
- Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice, add carrot juice, tequila, liqueur (or syrup), and lime juice; secure lid and shake vigorously until thoroughly chilled.
- Strain margarita into prepared glasses and garnish with carrot tops.
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Notes
To make a ginger simple syrup:
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2-inch knob fresh ginger, chopped
- Pinch salt
