Traeger Kitchen
Smoked Margarita
Prep Time
10 Minutes
Cook Time
10 Minutes
Effort
Pellets
Cherry
Grilled, sugar-coated limes and Traeger Smoked Simple Syrup make this margarita stand out from the rest. Make a pitcher to share for your next get-together.
Ingredients
How many people are you serving?
2
Units of Measurement:
main
24 Whole lime wedges, slit in center
1 Cup turbinado sugar
3 Cup fresh squeezed lime juice from grilled limes
6 Cup silver tequila
3 Cup Cointreau
1 1/2 Cup Traeger Smoked Simple Syrup, plus more to taste
1 Cup Traeger Bloody Mary Cocktail Salt
lime wedge, for garnish
Steps
1
When ready to cook, set Traeger temperature to 500℉ and preheat, lid closed for 15 minutes.Grill: 500 ˚F
2
Cut limes in half, dip into turbinado sugar and place on preheated grill flesh side down.Ingredients
24 Whole lime wedges, slit in center
1 Cup turbinado sugar
3
Grill for 5 minutes or until you get some char. Remove limes from grill and juice them.Grill: 500 ˚F
4
Add lime juice, tequila, Cointreau and Traeger Smoked Simple Syrup to a pitcher. Stir to combine.Ingredients
3 Cup fresh squeezed lime juice from grilled limes
6 Cup silver tequila
3 Cup Cointreau
1 1/2 Cup Traeger Smoked Simple Syrup, plus more to taste
5
Place Traeger Bloody Mary Cocktail Salt in a low sided dish just big enough to fit the rim of the glass.Ingredients
1 Cup Traeger Bloody Mary Cocktail Salt
6
Run a lime around each glass rim, dip rim into the salt and fill glass with ice.7
Pour in premixed margarita mixture and garnish with lime wedge. Enjoy!Ingredients
lime wedge, for garnish