Skinny Margarita Recipe

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Happy Friday, gang! We are kicking off summer with an amazing Skinny Margarita Recipe that goes perfectly with a refreshing shrimp Aquachile recipe. One of my favorite cocktails is a traditional margarita. I have to say that a skinny margarita packs so much more fresh fruit flavor into this classic cocktail that I may never return to the traditional recipe! Kelly is here, and we are sharing fresh summer outfits. Oscar and Ollie are here, per usual, so let’s kick off the weekend!

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Today, we are featuring a skinny margarita recipe

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We have a recipe for a fresh Mexican dish, Shrimp Aguachile

Skinny Margarita Recipe

Easy Skinny Margarita Recipe

Skinny Margaritas are the perfect way to enjoy the flavors of the traditional margarita without all the sugar. This is my favorite way to enjoy a margarita, and I know that once you try it you’ll never want to go back to the triple sec version! Swapping out triple sec or Cointreau in favor of orange juice gives this margarita a citrus flavor with natural fruit sugar and a lower ABV.

What is a Skinny Margarita

A skinny margarita simply has less sugar. Instead of the uber-sweet triple sec, typically in a margarita, we use orange juice and a little agave nectar for sweetness. Fresh, fruity, and better for you! Fresh orange juice is a game-changing ingredient: it enhances the fresh citrus fruit flavor and adds natural sweetness. Use tangerines for sweeter juice, or make your DIY Skinny Margarita by swapping the orange juice for pineapple juice to give your skinny margarita a tropical twist. Using fresh ingredients and fruit juices makes this a fresh margarita with natural fruit flavor. Don’t forget to use fresh squeezed lime juice!

Skinny Margarita Ingredients, How to make a Skinny Margarita

Kosher Salt or Coarsely Ground Sea Salt

4 oz. ( ½ cup) silver tequila

3 oz. Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice

2 oz. Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice

2 tsp. Light Agave Nectar

2 Lime Wedges or rounds, for garnish

Step 1:

Pour a layer of salt onto a small plate. Slice off a small piece of lime and run the wet edge of the slice along half of the rim of your glass. Dip the top of the glass into the salt at a 45-degree angle and roll it from side to side to catch the salt.

Step 2:

Add ice cubes to your margarita glass and set it aside.

Step 3:

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the tequila, freshly squeezed lime and orange juice and agave nectar. Put on the lid and shake for 30 seconds. Strain the liquid into your glass.

Step 4:

Garnish with a slice of lime.

We are big fans of margaritas at the Djalali house. In fact, you can check out another Fridays with Oscar post when we made traditional margaritas with Tacos and Margaritas. In that post, I added guava juice for a wonderfully fruity margarita.

Traditional Margarita Glass

Modern Margarita Glass

Linen Dress

(Banana Republic)

When the temps get hot, the hot slip into a comfy linen dress! Honestly, I live in linen all summer long (cotton, too!) since it is a breathable fabric that just happens to look chic. It’s how I beat the heat in style. And I love a linen dress that doesn’t touch me anywhere, like this white linen dress with pockets from Banana Republic. Add a pair of comfy black espadrilles, and this outfit is one and done. That’s the beauty of dresses, there’s not a lot of brainstorming that goes into your outfit.

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Kelly’s Outfit: Cornelia Shirt | The City Short | Sabina Flatform Sandal

I’m also a big fan of J.Crew linen dresses, their linen drawstring pants, and their linen shorts. And I loved this pink linen top so much I had to go back and purchase it in black… Okay, give me all the linen all summer long!

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Kelly’s Outfit: Cornelia Shirt | The City Short | Sabina Flatform Sandal

Cornelia Shirt

(J.McLaughlin)

My favorite thing about matching separates is mixing and matching! A few weeks ago I wore this Cornelia Shirt from J.McLaughlin with the matching pants as a set, and today I am pairing the top with The City Short from Ann Taylor.

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Kelly’s Outfit: Cornelia Shirt | The City Short | Sabina Flatform Sandal

The Sabina Flatform Sandals from Madewell are super comfortable, with a very soft and cushy footbed, and the leather straps are buttery soft.

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Kelly’s Outfit: Cornelia Shirt | The City Short | Sabina Flatform Sandal

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Skinny Margarita Recipe

Author: Cookie and Kate

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Description

Makes 2 Cocktails

Ingredients

Scale

Kosher Salt or Coarsely Ground Sea Salt

4 oz. ( 1/2 cup) silver tequila

3 oz. Fresh Lime Juice

2 oz. Fresh Orange Juice

2 tsp. Light Agave Nectar

2 Lime Wedge or round, for garnish

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Instructions

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the tequila, freshly squeezed lime, and orange juice, and agave nectar. Put on the lid and shake for 30 seconds. Strain the liquid into your glass and garnish with a slice of lime.

Shrimp Aguachile

Shrimp Aguachile is like ceviche in which we use the acid in lime juice to cook the shrimp. This makes for a fresh and light dish that is served cold. It's refreshing and tangy the pureed cucumber marinade adds to the refreshing flavor, so perfect for a hot day!

Blue Stripe Tidbit Plates | Wooden Serving Bowl

Aguachile

Author: Feasting at Home

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Ingredients

1 lb. Raw Shrimp (peeled and deveined, tails removed)

1-2 Large Limes

Generous Pinch Kosher Salt

1/4 of a Red Onion, very thinly sliced

Splash White Vinegar ( optional, to brighten color)

Water to cover

Aguachile Marinade

1/2 cup Fresh Lime Juice ( 2-3 limes)

1 Garlic Clove

1 cup Cilantro, packed, tender stems OK

1/4 – 1/2 Habanero Chili, seeds discarded (optional)

1 1/2 cups sliced English Cucumber

1 tsp. Kosher Salt

Optional Garnishes

Avocado slices

Radish slices

Drizzle Olive Oil

Cilantro Leaves

Tortilla Chips

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Instructions

Slice the shrimp in half (lengthwise) and remove any veins or tails. Place in a shallow serving dish in one layer if possible. Squeeze with enough lime to cover the shrimp- which will cook the shrimp, turning them slightly pink. Sprinkle with a little salt. Turn shrimp over as needed to cook both sides in the lime juice – this will take about 20-30 minutes.

Thinly slice the red onion, place it in a bowl and season generously with salt. Pour just enough water to cover the onions. Optional: Add a splash of white vinegar to enhance and bring out the red color of the onion.

Make the Aguachile Marinade: Place the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth, for a full minute, scraping down sides as necessary. If you have excess lime juice marinating the shrimp you can use some of this in the blender to make your ½ cup.

Pour the aguachile marinade over the shrimp and toss to coat. Drain the onions and scatter them over top, mixing them in slightly. Add cucumber or radishes if you like. Refrigerate 30 minutes or up to 4 hours. This is best served cold!

When ready to serve, taste, adjust the salt to taste. Add avocado slices to the top, scatter with fresh cilantro, and an optional drizzle of olive oil.

Happy Friday!

Oscar, Ollie, Kelly, and I wish you a lovely weekend!

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Kelly’s Outfit: Cornelia Shirt | The City Short | Sabina Flatform Sandal

Shop the Outfits

Kelly’s Outfit: Cornelia Shirt | The City Short | Sabina Flatform Sandal

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is the Founder and CEO of Style at a Certain Age. She writes Sundays-Fridays on all topics ranging from fashion, health, wellness, home design and more.

She’s 65, 5’8, and size 8.

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Carolina Girl says:

June 7, 2024 at 9:54 am

Hello, Oscar! (And Ollie!) Love your white linen dress, Beth!

Happy Friday!
- Beth Djalali says:
  
  June 7, 2024 at 11:16 am
  
  Happy Weekend, Carolina Girl!
Sherry Ulrich says:

June 7, 2024 at 2:46 pm

I tried to leave a comment on yesterday’s blog this afternoon and the system would not let me. You always look so classy, and I strive to be like you, though I do not have your height. I have the white dress you show wearing and just ordered the black dress. Wil be able to wear it many times to many functions. I want to get a stand up steamer, but have not pulled the trigger on it yet. Any day now. I always enjoy Fridays with Oscar, Ollie and Kelly. Enjoy seeing her recipes though I don’t always try them. I am on a restricted diet and cannot eat some things and
do not do the cocktails. Enjoy the post so much though. Have a good weekend.
- Beth Djalali says:
  
  June 8, 2024 at 6:57 am
  
  I don’t know why we’re having glitches with comments, but we’re in the process of creating a new and improved website that will eliminate these issues!
  Thanks so much for giving it the old college try! We always love to hear from you!

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Skinny Margarita Recipe