Tamarind Margarita Recipe - Show Me the Yummy (2024)

This Tamarind Margarita Recipe is a unique twist on a classic! Full of tamarind paste, lemon juice, lime juice, agave, and tequila and lined witha chili salt rim!

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Ahhhhh! The time is FINALLY here.

The moment you’ve been waiting for.

Ok fine.

The moment I’VE been waiting for.

The Tamarind Margarita is here!

You guys.

I’m obsessed.

The first time I had a Tamarind Margarita, Trevor and I were on the most luxurious vacation in Mexico.

One of the waiters suggested it, so I said “what the heck”, had one sip . . .

and was immediately hooked.

That’s all I drank all week. 😉

So while I’m (unfortunately) not in Mexico, at least I can be sipping my FAVE co*cktail and pretend. 😉

Let me just say that this vacation happened almost two years ago, and Trevor and I are STILL talking about it.

Especially the tamarind margaritas.

So WHY did it take me so long to make one?

Because I wanted to make it EXACTLY like they did, but I couldn’t get my hands on fresh tamarind.

Until now.

Thanks toNuts.com, I can have tamarind margaritas #allday #everyday.

Thanks to them, we can FINALLY get some of those really awesome ingredients – like tamarindo–that you might not be able to find in your typical grocery store! Plus, hellllooo online shopping > real life shopping.

So wait whaaaat about that tamarindo?

Basically, tamarind pods contain a tangy brown pulp that you make into a paste and put in things like margaritas and pad thai <– what more is there in life?!

So today, we’re using it for thisTamarind Margarita Recipe.

You’ll start by taking off the rough outer shell and pulling off the stringy bits (I promise this will make sense once you have the tamarindoin front of you 😉 ).

Then you’ll soak them in water for about an hour and a half, then strain the mixture in a fine mesh sieve.

You’ll mix the paste with the soaking water, and you’ve just made tamarind paste!

Easy peasy, right?!

That being said, if you don’t FEEL like making your own tamarind paste, nuts.com also has pre-made tamarind paste!

Once you have the paste, you’ll place that into a co*cktail shaker with tequila, lemon juice, lime juice, and agave!

Give it a shake and strain it into a glass <– I HIGHLY recommend a chili powder/salt rim for these.

The result is the most satisfying margarita yet!

A little sweet, a little tangy, and little smoky from the chili powder rim . . .

Is it 5 o’clock yet?!

– Jennifer

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