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by Todd + Diane
This salty chihuahua co*cktail was one of our first recipe posts back in 2009, an oldie but goodie. It’s fun to see how our photography and garden has changed over the years! We had just planted a new set of citrus trees. One of which is our Red Rio Grapefruit. Now this tequila co*cktail with grapefruit juice is on our regular rotation. In honor of our happy little grapefruit tree, we are going to celebrate a hand callousing week with a Salty Chihuahua co*cktail.
Salty Chihuahua Recipe
After a couple months of no serious gardening, we have gone fruit tree crazy. Those who have seen our garden tour video, will already know that for an urban home, we have a decent amount of fruit trees. We want more! This last week we have added 6 new fruit trees and we are still hunting down a couple rare trees to add to the family: over 40 fruit trees. With all of the new additions, we have had a labor intensive week of building new planters, re-potting, and rearranging our landscape. Our grapefruit tree is giving us so much fruit, now it’s time for this refreshing salty chihuahua co*cktail. This drink has grapefruit juice, tequila and some orange liqueur. It’s simple, yet so refreshing and delicious. Also, we aren’t telling what our new trees are yet. That post will have to wait until after we acquire all of the season’s new delights. (Yes, we may even do an updated garden tour video after everything is settled in!) But we are happy to share that many of our old stand-bys are now able to find new root room in their updated locations.
Kinda like a Margarita?
Yes the salty chihuahua is similar to a margarita, but instead of lime juice you use much more grapefruit juice. But there is no simple syrup in a salty chihuahua. This co*cktail is slightly more bitter coming from the grapefruit juice and a little more acidic. Think of a salty chihuahua as grapefruit juice spiked with tequila and there you have it.
Salty Dog co*cktail vs Salty Chihuahua co*cktail
The classic salty dog co*cktail is made with vodka or vodka, grapefruit juice and a salted rim. This tequila version of a Salty Dog co*cktail is the Salty Chihuahua. Currently, it is one of Diane’s current favorite co*cktails. The combination of fresh grapefruit juice, tequila, and the salt make a bright, refreshing co*cktail. Perfect for the rest of you who have to imagine what it is like to be in warm and sunny weather. Make this for all those who love grapefruit juice. It’s also perfect for brunch! P.S. Don’t short cut and leave off salting the rim, because it completes the co*cktail drink.
Salty Chihuahua co*cktail
Yield: 1 co*cktail
Total Time: 10 minutes mins
The better the grapefruit juice you have, the better the co*cktail. If you have the time, squeeze some fresh juice. If your grapefruit juice is particularly tart, add a splash of simple syrup to taste.
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Ingredients
- 5 ounces (150ml) fresh Grapefruit Juice
- 2 ounces (60ml) Tequila
- 1 ounce (30ml) Orange Liquer (Cointreau, Grand Marnier, Triple Sec, etc.)
- kosher or sea salt
Instructions
Rub the rim of an old fashion glass with a bit of the grapefruit. Swirl the rim through a small pile of kosher or sea salt to salt the rim.
Add grapefruit juice, tequila, and the orange liquer in an ice filled shaker, and shake until nicely chilled (@ 15 seconds).
Put a few large cubes of ice into your old fashion glass. Strain the co*cktail into the glass and enjoy.
Nutrition Information per Serving
Calories: 283kcal, Carbohydrates: 25g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 6mg, Potassium: 230mg, Sugar: 25g, Vitamin C: 38mg, Calcium: 11mg, Iron: 1mg
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: co*cktails
Calories: 283
Try Oro Blanco Juice
If you want to try another delicious version, try replacing the grapefruit juice for oro blanco grapefruit. This is a white grapefruit with so much wonderful flavor and it’s less acidic than regular grapefruilt. Oro blanco is sweeter, less bitter and very aromatic. It’s also called “white gold”! Enjoy this salty chihuahua co*cktail with oro blanco!
More co*cktail Recipes:
- Check out our co*cktail Recipes Here
- pomegranate co*cktail with gin or vodka
- meyer lemon margarita
- chili margarita with paprika salt
- blood orange margarita with bitters
- our Complete Whiskey Guide.
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26 comments on “Salty Chihuahua, A Grapefruit co*cktail”
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Brenda — February 15, 2024 @ 4:53 pm Reply
This is my favorite co*cktail I’ve tried. It’s so refreshing and just great year round.
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Paula Maack — January 21, 2009 @ 8:58 pm Reply
Yum city!!
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Denise — January 20, 2009 @ 6:47 pm Reply
Our friends Jeff & Andy were just making these at their house last weekend with all the wonderful grapefruits from their Palm Springs pad – sounds so good!
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Amanda — January 19, 2009 @ 8:45 pm Reply
These were so great! The colors are so alluring…maybe I’ll try this again next with pomelo. Thanks for bringing it this to our radar!
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Food Woolf — January 19, 2009 @ 3:27 pm Reply
Your pictures are so juicy I can practically taste that drink! (smacking her lips) Can’t wait to try this recipe!
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Scott at Realepicurean — January 19, 2009 @ 12:31 pm Reply
I love grapefruit to wake me up before work in the morning but can’t imagine a shot of tequila would do my career much good!
Will have to wait until it warms up before trying this one in an evening, methinks.
