Smoked Honey-Orange Margarita
Sweet and tart citrus gets a quick bath in Traeger wood-fired smoke before combining with fresh honey, tequila and aperol to create an epically delicious autumn margarita.
Equipment
- Traeger grill
- Cocktail shaker
- citrus juicer
Ingredients
- 2 Limes
- 2 Oranges
- 2 Lemons
- 2 tsp Honey
- 2 shots Tequila
- 1/2 shot Aperol
- Ice
- Sugar rim
Instructions
- Preheat your Traeger grill to 225* with the super smoke feature on.
- Wash the fruit, then cut each lemon, lime and orange in half.
- When the grill is hot, place the fruit, cut side down, on the grill grates.
- Allow the fruit too cook fo about 15-20 minutes.
- Pull the fruit from the grill and allow to cool to the touch.
- In a cocktail shaker, squeeze the grilled fruit and some pulp.
- Repeat with remaining fruit.
- To the fruit juice, stir in a teaspoon of honey.
- Stir and adjust quantity to taste.
- Pour in the Aperol.
- Then add the tequila.
- Close the lid of the shaker and shake the ingredients well.
- Rub a piece of lime around the rim of a glass.
- Then dip the glass rim in sugar on a plate.
- Fill the glass with ice cubes.
- Using the strainer, pour the drink over the ice.
- Garnish with an orange wheel and enjoy!