I made this delightfully refreshing drink to go with our leftover Ancho Chicken Tacos and oh my, was it ever good. The jalapeño slices give a really smooth heat in the back of your throat when you take a drink. It goes really well with the sweetness of the simple syrup.
Delicious… just delicious.
Here’s a tip: To make squeezing the juice from the lime easier, poke it with a fork continuously while squeezing. If you don’t have a hand juicer it helps the job go faster.
Rachael xoxo
Recipe inspired by “Sparkling Basil Lemonade” in Better Homes and Gardens magazine
Cilantro Lime Tequila Spritzer with Jalapeno Slices
Author: Rachael www.simplyfreshcooking.com
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- ½ cups sugar
- ½ cup cilantro, plus 8 ‘sprigs’
- 1 liter club soda
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (about 8 small limes)
- 8 ounces tequila, or less depending on taste
- 2 jalapeño peppers, sliced into rounds
Instructions
- In a medium pot add water, sugar, and cilantro. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes to make a simple syrup. Strain out cilantro and discard. Chill the simple syrup mixture in the refrigerator for 2 to 24 hours or freeze for 1 hour to speed up the process.
- In a large bowl combine chilled syrup, club soda, lime juice, tequila; stir. Serve over ice with a sprig of cilantro and top each drink with 2-3 jalapeño slices.
Notes
Yield: 8 (8 oz) drinks
Sounds good. Looks good i might have to make this for Jim. Hotness i would love. That booze is way at the bottom of my list. Jim loves it though
Bill doesn’t care for tequila as much as I do.. BUT he absolutely loved the jalapeno slices. That’s what won his heart in the end. LOL
So I gave this cocktail a try, spicy, but it was awesome!
Thanks Patrick! I like it spicy for sure. It gave a really nice throat heat. LOVE your new site @grubsnapper… I hope it turns out to be successful for you! Thanks for inviting me to be a part of it!
I will have 2 please.
Terry, I’m really having a great time this week embracing the fact that I’m 1/4 Mexican (by marriage, once removed).
Could I replace the Club Soda for Mineral Water?
You could give it a try. I would recommend using sparkling mineral water for the carbonation though. Let me know if you try it!
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