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Amaretto Margarita

Name: Amaretto Margarita
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 serving.
Cuisine: North America, Mexican
Ingredients: 1 lime wedge; Coarse sea salt, optional; 1-1/2 ounces blanco tequila; 1 ounce Triple Sec; 1/2 ounce freshly-squeezed lime juice; 1/2 ounce amaretto; Maraschino cherries, optional

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Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Makes

1 serving

With this amaretto margarita, add a touch of Italian flair to the classic lime drink. —James Schend, Taste of Home Deputy Editor

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Ingredients

1 lime wedge
Coarse sea salt, optional
1-1/2 ounces blanco tequila
1 ounce Triple Sec
1/2 ounce freshly-squeezed lime juice
1/2 ounce amaretto
Maraschino cherries, optional

Directions

Moisten rim of 1 cocktail glass with lime wedge. If desired, sprinkle salt on a plate; dip rim in salt. Fill glass with ice.
In an empty cocktail shaker, combine tequila, Triple Sec, lime juice and amaretto. Fill with ice; cover and shake until frost forms on the outside of the shaker, 15-20 seconds. Strain into prepared glass. Garnish with lime wedge and, if desired, cherries.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 260 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 4mg sodium, 20g carbohydrate (18g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

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