What's not to love about a margarita on a hot day, preferably served with chips and a side of guacamole? Well nothing except for the fact that a typical margarita is a sugar laden calorie bomb! Not exactly what you want from a summertime cocktail. As a subscriber to Cooking Light magazine, I was really intrigued when they featured a recipe for a "130 calorie margarita". It seemed super simple to make and was only comprised of a few ingredients so I gave it a try. It was delicious but was just a bit too tangy for my taste, and I am a girl who doesn't like overly sweet drinks and never puts sugar in my coffee. So I tinkered with the recipe and came to the conclusion that adding just 1 teaspoon of agave nectar gave it just the right amount of sweetness to balance out the flavors and for only an additional 15 calories. Voila, it's my version of the ever-famous "Skinnygirl" margarita. Cheers!
Amy's 145 Calorie Margarita
(Makes 1)
Ingredients:
1 ounce of silver tequila (I like Cuervo)
.5 ounce Cointreau
1.5 ounces fresh squeezed lime juice, plus extra lime wedges for serving
1 tsp agave nectar
ice
fine sea salt to taste
Directions:
1. Rub the rim of a rocks glass with lime and dip into a small plate with salt, turning the glass to cover the rim with salt
2. Fill a shaker with ice, then add tequila, Cointreau, lime juice and agave nectar, shake vigorously for 30 seconds
3. Fill rocks glass to the top with ice, pour margarita mixture over ice, garnish with a wedge of lime
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