Margarita Salt

Four dishes with various salt mixtures in them on a grey and white marble surface.

5 from 1 vote

Homemade margarita salt is incredibly easy to make, and the flavor options are endless! Not only does salting the rim take your cocktail flavors to the next level, but you can also have fun doing it!

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Cocktail, Drink

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings: servings

Author: Melissa Guevara

Ingredients

Classic:

2 tablespoon pink himalayan sea salt

Citrus Salt:

2 tablespoon pink himalayan sea salt
Zest of one lime

Spicy Chili:

1 tablespoon flaky sea salt
1 tablespoon chipotle chili powder
1 teaspoon ancho chili powder

Sweet and Salty:

1 tablespoon flaky sea salt
1 tablespoon turbinado sugar

Instructions

Use a lime wedge to coat the rim of your margarita glass. Pro-tip: you can also use some of the margarita mix to coat your rim, a lot of restaurants do this! Just pour a little in a saucer, turn your glass upside down, and dip the rim in the liquid.
Add a couple tablespoons of salt (or salt mixture) to a saucer. Tilt your glass and dip the outside edge of the glass into the salt. Rotate to coat the outside edge, making sure you don’t get too much salt on the inside of the glass that would get into your drink.
Add ice (optional)- if serving your margaritas on the rocks, gently add ice to your glass. The best way to do this is to scoop the ice into the glass so that you don’t knock all the salt off.
Pour your favorite margarita mix into your glass.
Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Recommendations for liquids to use to salt your rim:

Lime wedge/lime juice
Honey
Agave Syrup
Margarita mix

I recommend using honey or agave if you have a heavier salt mixture (coarser salt/sugar, lime zest) and for any designs, like a triangle!

Modifications:

If you really like a smoky flavor, try using a smoky sea salt as the base.
Use orange and/or lemon zest in addition to the lime zest (or substitute for the lime altogether!) for an ultra-citrusy salt.
Try cardamom or ginger salt with a pomegranate margarita, cinnamon or chili salt with a mango margarita, or rosemary and sage salt with a pineapple margarita. Try these out and see what you love!

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