Classic Blood Orange Margarita
This classic blood orange margarita recipe is refreshing and perfect for the time of year that blood oranges are in season. Originally published in 2010. It’s an oldie but goodie.
Blood Orange Season!
This is why we love late Winter/early Spring in southern California—> Blood Oranges! It’s blood orange recipe season and our trees dropping their fruit. This is our signal that it’s time to eat or drink those precious blood oranges. If not, we’ll lose the precious stash to the squirrels. Oh, those darn squirrels love our citrus and we’ll be damned if they get a hold of all those blood oranges before we do. It’s time to drink!
We’ve succomb to the fact that our garden will never have enough fruit trees. Three years ago when we finished much of the main plantings, we thought we were finished with any more new additions of trees. But every time we visit a nursery, we’re overwhelmed with new gardening ideas. Now, we never seem to be able to leave the nursery empty handed. The truck always seems to have a new garden addition waiting in the back of the bed. It’s always so exciting to bring home a new fruit tree. It’s like bringing home a new puppy!
Blood Orange Margarita
A few weeks ago, we decided that having one blood orange tree wasn’t enough. We love our blood oranges and between giving them out to family and friends and our cooking, hardly is left by March. So, we talked ourselves into growing a second blood orange tree. It didn’t take too much convincing to realize that it was a great decision. Now, we have two blood orange trees. One for our friends, family & recipes. And the other solely for purposes of cocktails! The timing is perfect because we’ve been indulging in many blood orange margaritas lately, as well as our classic blood orange sidecar. It’s definitely the season to celebrate these gorgeous blood oranges.
Welcome home, to our new little blood orange tree! It’s still really small and will take a few years to finally catch up to the massive fruiting that our existing tree has. But we’re very patient gardeners. Until then, our current blood orange tree will be plentiful for the next few weeks.
More Citrus Recipes:
- Cocktail Recipes here.
- More Blood Orange Recipes
- Luscious Blood Orange Bars
- Lime Margarita with Bitters
- Blood orange gin and tonic
- White lady classic cocktail
Blood Orange Margarita Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 ounces (90ml) fresh Blood Orange Juice
- 3/4 ounce (20ml) fresh Lime Juice
- 2 ounces (60ml) Tequila
- 1 ounce (30ml) Simple Syrup or Agave Nectar
Instructions
- Rub the rim of an old fashioned glass (or whatever similar vessel you prefer to drink out of) with an edge of a blood orange slice. Swirl the rim through a small pile of kosher or sea salt to salt the rim.
- Combine all ingredients into an ice filled cocktail shaker and shake for 15 seconds.
- Put a few cubes of ice in the salted glass. Strain the cocktail into the glass and enjoy.
Notes
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Hello! Every picture you put on your blog is just gorgeous =)
And I wanted to say a big thank you for your video on using speedlights. A friend kindly gave me his old one for free a couple weeks ago, and I’ve been using it all wrong. I have a much better idea what to do now cos of your video and I’m excited for my next food post!
They are absolutely “Oh my”. I’m sure you wouldn’t trade this blood orange tree with one of our mango trees. And wow, the color is so vibrant.
After work I went to our local whole foods and bought blood oranges. I juiced mine but I did the extra step of straining my juice because it seemed a bit pulpy.
I dedicate this polite little buzz to the two of you.
Nicole- yay! thank you for the honor!
Would love to have a blood orange tree to keep my Meyer lemon and lime trees company, but have totally run out of planting space. Do you know if they can be successfully grown in large containers, or do they need more room to thrive?
Leah- we’ve seen them grow well in containers and do bear some fruit. As long as they get full sun, the fruit should set. But please consult your local nursery to make sure. Good luck!
I like the way you have it pruned – much more interesting that a single trunk. Is your second tree the same variety as the first? Here in Houston, Moro blood oranges seem to taste/do better.
David – Yes, both blood orange trees are Moro! We love the Moro variety of blood oranges.
Man am I jealous of your blood orange tree. I’ve been equally obsessed with them this season too. I bring one with me to work every day for 4pm blood orange snack time. I made blood orange mimosa a few weeks ago and that was pretty good. That margarita looks really gorgeous!
Wow! We are totally on the same wave length. I recently made a blood orange mai tai that was to die for. Mixing the juice into a margarita sounds terrific! Your trees are beautiful. I think I have a little warm-weather citrus-in-the-backyard envy =).
I am so jealous of your fruit trees and sunshine and warm weather! We still have mounds of snow in our front yard. I could use a margarita! These look great. Maybe I can get my in-laws in California to send me a case. That would help me get through until Spring, I think.
Blood oranges are my favorite! Great drink, I also love blood orange martinis!
Oh, how beautiful (both the tree and the margarita!). How wonderful to have blood oranges right in your own backyard. I am sooo wanting to move somewhere warm! The pictures are gorgeous!