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Although I’m usually the one cooking in our house, there are a few recipes that my husband, Clayton, specializes in—most notably Clayton’s Margarita! It’s a classic margarita on the rocks with a few little tweaks to make it special. My favorite part? The addition of egg whites, which makes it foamy and SO good.
Clayton is always the bartender on the weekends and when we have guests over to our house. He can make some really good cocktails and his margarita is my personal favorite. I’ve been asking him for ages to sit down and write out an exact recipe so that I can share it with you, which was no easy feat since he usually just throws everything in a blender and tweaks it until it tastes right. After bugging him for long enough, he finally agreed to share his recipe!
ingredients:
- Tequila
- Cointreau
- Fresh Lime Juice
- Simple Syrup
- Egg Whites
- Tajín or Coarse Salt, For Rimming
- Lime Wedges, For Serving
step-by-step:
step one: blend it up
Combine the tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, simple syrup, and egg whites in a blender. Blend until frothy.
step two: rim the glasses
Spread some Tajín or coarse salt on a small plate. Cut a slit in the lime wedge and rub it along the rim of a glass. Roll the edge of the glass in the Tajín or salt to coat the rim.
step three: serve and enjoy
Carefully fill each glass with ice and pour in the margarita.
recipe faqs:
Cointreau is a type of French orange liqueur but you can use any type of triple sec.
We love LALO tequila but any high-quality tequila will work.
A small amount of egg whites create Clayton’s signature foamy top! However, if you prefer to omit from this recipe, you can do that as well.
For serving a large crowd, we usually just omit the egg white and mix everything up in a big dispenser! Clayton never stores his batched margaritas in the fridge, as they tend to get tart in the fridge. He just leaves the mix on the counter and lets people make their margaritas.
The next time you’re hosting a party or if you just want to spice up taco night at home, you need to try Clayton’s Margarita. Once you blend it up, leave a comment below and let me know what you think!
looking for more margarita recipes? try these!
Clayton’s Grapefruit Margarita
Clayton’s Margarita
Ingredients
- 1 cup tequila
- 1/4 cup Cointreau
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/2 cup simple syrup
- 1 teaspoon egg whites
- Tajín or coarse salt, for rimming
- lime wedges, for serving
Instructions
- Combine the tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, simple syrup, and egg whites in a blender. Blend until frothy.
- Spread some Tajín or coarse salt on a small plate. Cut a slit in the lime wedge and rub it along the rim of a glass. Roll the edge of the glass in the Tajín or salt to coat the rim.
- Carefully fill each glass with ice and pour in the margarita.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Photography by Eat Love Eats.
I’ve made these several times. It is a can’t miss, perfect take on the classic margarita. Fresh and absolutely delicious. Only tweak from me is that I use a 50/50 blend of Dickey’s rib rub and flaked salt for the rim because my wife used to buy the rib rub by the case. I served three batches at the tailgate yesterday to universal acclaim. After getting those blended and put out, I turned to my fry station where I was set to deep fry 5 pounds of shrimp and hushpuppies for my food contribution. Only problem was that I realized I left the eggs for the wash in the fridge. After a “mild” panic and surveying every liquid in sight (Bloody Mary mix, maybe?!?), I remembered the carton of egg whites in the cooler with the margarita ingredients. Chillax everyone! Clayton not only got the tailgate started in fine style, he also saved the day on the fried shrimp!
Could I use agave instead of simple syrup? If so, how much 🙂
Can confirm these are the best margaritas!!!!!!!
Always a hit! Really solid margaritas recipe. Thanks Clayton!
Best margs ever!!!!! We make them on repeat and they’re always a hit.
This was a great tasting margartita but definitely very strong with one cup of tequila. We made the mistake of using 1 cup then realized that one cup is equal to 8 shots of tequila. We split the batch between two of us and they were delicious but a bit too much alcohol for my liking for just two large drinks. Next time I will use half a cup. Great recipe though thank you!
Thanks for the comment! Yes, my husband tends to make these pretty strong but this recipe is meant to split with 4 people over glasses filled with ice, but if splitting between 2 you could definitely lower the alcohol but still keep the other measurements as-is if preferred.