Cucumber Margaritas for a Crowd

This is a refreshing adult beverage that goes down a little too easily! At summer family gatherings, even the beer drinkers ask for seconds!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 262 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 1 ½ cups water
• crushed ice
• 1 lime wedge
• margarita salt
• 4 large cucumbers, divided
• 1 (750 milliliter) bottle silver tequila (such as Jose Cuervo®), chilled
• 16 fluid ounces key lime juice (such as Nellie and Joe's), chilled

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine water and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat; stir until sugar has dissolved, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and pour into a container. Place simple syrup in the freezer to quickly chill, about 15 minutes.

Step 2

Meanwhile, peel 3 cucumbers and place into a juicer; process to yield about 2 cups juice. Run through a strainer to remove excess pulp. Combine cucumber juice, tequila, lime juice, and chilled simple syrup in a large pitcher. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

Step 3

Slice remaining cucumber for garnish. Moisten rims of glasses using lime wedge. Pour salt into a small plate and dip each glass to coat rims. Place about 3/4 cup ice into a cocktail shaker. Stir cucumber mixture, pour some into the shaker, and shake for 10 seconds. Pour into prepared glasses. Repeat with remaining mixture. Garnish glasses with cucumber slices.