Skinny Orange Margaritas
Lovely Lauryn Evarts gifted me her amazing The Skinny Confidential Fitness and Lifestyle Guide and I couldn't wait to try out her skinny cocktails. Warm days in February definitely call for an orange skinny margarita- I mean it can't get any better than this. This margarita tasted so good, mainly because I used fresh ingredients- it really does make a difference. The flavors were bold and it was absolutely refreshing. Go on and grab your cocktail shaker, and trust me this recipe will surely become your next go-to margie-poo.
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Ingredients:
2 1/2 oz/70 ml 100% agave tequila
3 lemons
Juice of 3 oranges (original recipe calls for juice of 1 blood orange)
1 tablespoon raw organic honey (or 1/2 packet Stevia)
2 handfuls of ice
2 sprigs of rosemary, for garnish
Directions:
Pour all of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Shake and shake! Rim your glass with a lemon wedge and put salt on the rim. Add ice to your glass, and pour the margarita over the ice in the glass. Garnish with the rosemary sprigs. Enjoy!
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Mango Salad
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Description:
Enjoy the crunch of crisp vegetables and mango with a sweet and sour balsamic homemade dressing!
Preparation Time:
10 minutes
Servings:
8-10
Ingredients:
Salad:
1 semi ripe mango
1 green bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
1 orange bell pepper
½ medium red onion
2 medium carrots
½ chopped green coriander
Dressing:
2 teaspoons balsamic vinaigrette
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon sugar
a pinch of red chilli powder
Directions:
Julienne the three peppers into very thin pieces.
Chop the semi-ripe mango into small pieces.
Thinly slice the medium red onion.
Grate the carrots into long thin pieces.
Chop the green coriander.
To make the dressing, add the balsamic vinaigrette, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, sugar, and red chilli powder into a separate small mixing bowl. Whisk everything together to create the salad dressing.
Add the dressing right before serving the salad. Mix the dressing well in the salad and serve.