The Perfect Margarita

The easiest margarita mix ever. Never again will you buy the bottled stuff!

1 can lime-aid concentrate, softened
2 cups tequila
1½ cups triple sec (or Cointreau if you really love your friends)
1 cup orange juice
about 4 cups cold water
3 limes

In a 2-quart pitcher, combine the lime-aid concentrate, tequila, triple sec and orange juice. Stir to combine, then top off the pitcher with cold water and stir again.
Next slice the limes in half and squeeze their juice into the pitcher with your hands, or with a juicer if you have one. Watch out for the seeds! For extra flavor, I like to leave the squeezed limes in the pitcher with the mix.
Allow the mix to sit in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes so the flavors can blend, then serve straight up with a lime wedge, or blend over ice for the classic frozen margarita.

Recipe byLisa Gaumond
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PREP TIME: 5 min

TOTAL TIME: 35 min

notes:

A variation on the classic: cut watermelon into cubes and freeze. Then use the frozen watermelon in place of ice in your frozen margarita. (Also add a tablespoon of sugar to the blender to cut the bitterness the watermelon gives off when frozen.)