Spicy Cucumber Kiwi Jalapeno Margarita

Name: Spicy Cucumber Kiwi Jalapeno Margarita
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 130 min
Ingredients: 2 cucumbers (peeled and seeded); 2 kiwi (peeled); 1/4 cup agave syrup; 1/2 cup lime juice (fresh squeezed); 1 1/2 cups reposada tequila; 1 jalapeno (quartered); 1 tablespoon tajin; 1/2 tablespoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon sugar; lime wedges; Slice of lime (optional); Slice of cucumber (optional); Slice of kiwi (optional)

If you love a good spicy margarita recipe, keep this one handy. This Spicy Cucumber Kiwi Jalapeno Margarita is light and refreshing with a kick of heat that’ll wake up your tastebuds. The heat comes from jalapeño infused tequila and it punches up the flavor in the kiwi cucumber margaritas. Be sure to try the hand blended margarita salt with this kiwi cocktail.

This post has been updated for content since it’s original publication in 2016.

Table of Contents

1 Summertime Requires A Spicy Margarita Recipe
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3 Jalapeno Margarita: The Secret Ingredient
4 Making Jalapeno Infused Tequila
5 Ingredients For Kiwi Cucumber Juice
6 Making Juice for Cucumber Margaritas
7 How To Make Chili Lime Margarita Salt
8 Blending The Cucumber Kiwi Cocktail
9 Spicy Cucumber Kiwi Jalapeno Margarita
10 Pin “Spicy Cucumber Kiwi Jalapeno Margarita” For Later!

Summertime Requires A Spicy Margarita Recipe

It’s summertime and that means margaritas… or is that just me? We’ve all had those cloying, fake-tasting margarita mixes from the liquor store… and we’ve all been disappointed, right? Thing is, to make a fresh, light and flavorful beverage, you need to start with real ingredients. Not corn-syrupped chemistry concoctions. Therefore, for these kiwi cucumber margaritas, we’re pulverizing fresh cucumber and kiwi for a quenching kiwi cocktail. It’s the only way to get that bright, authentic vibe. To bring the heat, we’ll make a jalepeno infused tequila. It takes some planning but it’s easy and worth it.

Jalapeno Margarita: The Secret Ingredient

I love this jalapeno infused tequila. It’s definitely got some heat, but it’s not quite as forward as muddling the jalapeno in your drink. The only caveat is that it does need to steep for a few hours before using it … to meld the tingly spiced pepper with the alcohol.

Making Jalapeno Infused Tequila

Slice a jalapeno pepper into quarters and add them to the tequila.
Refrigerate 2-4 hours.

This does two things:

Infuses the tequila with spicy jalapeno.
Chills the liquor in advance for your drink.

prepping the cucumber and kiwi for the kiwi cocktail.

While the jalapeno tequila blend is chilling, make the juice for the spicy margarita recipe.

Ingredients For Kiwi Cucumber Juice

Kiwi
Cucumber
Agave
Lime Juice

blending and straining the kiwi cucumber juice for margaritas.

Making Juice for Cucumber Margaritas

Add cucumber, kiwi, agave and lime juice to a blender.
Blend until all of the ingredients have been liquified.
Place a fine mesh strainer over a glass measuring cup or bowl and pour the kiwi mixture into it. (Depending on the size of your strainer, you may have to do this a few times).
Let the kiwi cucumber juice strain into the cup and stir the solids with a spoon to help every last drop of juice come through.
Discard the solids.
Refrigerate the juice.

kiwi cucumber juice for spicy margarita recipe

Look at the bright green hue of the kiwi cucumber juice! You just know it’s going to make all the difference in tempering the flame of this spicy jalapeno margarita recipe. It’s the epitome of refreshment. Not cloying and syrupy, but light and refreshing.

Chili Lime Margarita Salt for the Kiwi Cocktail

After the tequila is steeped (and chilled), it’s time to build the ‘ritas! You can use margarita salt for the rim if you like, but I like mixing my own blends. This one uses Tajin, a chili-lime seasoning powder, along with some coarse salt and sugar.

How To Make Chili Lime Margarita Salt

Tajin
Kosher Salt
Sugar
Lime wedge

Blend the ingredients in a bowl and then spread the mixture onto a small plate.
Run the wedge of lime around the rims of the glasses.
Turn the glasses upside down and dip the rims into the margarita salt blend until it sticks to the glass.

Mixing spicy margarita recipe in a boston shaker and pouring the fresh cocktail into a glass with margarita salt on the rim.

I like a Boston shaker or traditional cocktail shaker to mix these drinks. It gives it a bit of froth and ensures a REALLY ICY kiwi cocktail, which is what you want in a summer libation.

Blending The Cucumber Kiwi Cocktail

In a cocktail shaker, combine the ice, jalapeno infused tequila and the kiwi cucumber juice in a cocktail shaker and vigorously shake the kiwi cucumber margaritas until the outside of the glass is icy cold, about 20-30 seconds.
Pour into the prepared glasses and garnish with sliced cucumbers, limes or a wedge of kiwi.
Spread your towel on a lawn chair, douse yourself in suntan lotion, recline and sip.

Spicy Margarita Recipe in a glass with lime and jalapeno slices.

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