Recipe information
Yield
makes 1 cup
Ingredients
1
/4 cup fresh lime juice plus 1 tablespoon freshly grated lime zest (2 to 3 limes)
1
/2 cup packed fresh mint leaves
3
tablespoons sugar
3
tablespoons tequila
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Preparation
Step 1
Bring the lime juice, zest, mint, sugar, and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat; cover, and let steep until completely cooled, 20 to 25 minutes.
Step 2
Pass the lime juice mixture through a fine sieve set over a bowl, pressing on the solids to extract the liquid; discard the solids. (If not serving immediately, refrigerate in an airtight container up to 1 day.) Just before serving, stir in tequila.
Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group.
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