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    Paloma: Fresh Grapefruit + Tequila Cocktail

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    Paloma: Fresh Grapefruit + Tequila Cocktail

    Fresh grapefruit juice, tequila + some fizz: sounds like a good time!

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    This Paloma recipe is made with fresh grapefruit juice, tequila & club soda. I suggest making it with a relaxed attitude too - but that's up to you.

    Somehow the rest of the world has gotten it wrong - it’s the Paloma, not the Margarita, that tops Mexico’s tequila-based cocktail list. (Make no mistake, I'm Team Margarita too. I'm just saying we've got the tequila pecking order backwards.)

    how to make a paloma cocktail

    This Paloma recipes uses fresh grapefruit juice. You'll need:

    • Kosher salt
    • tequila or mescal
    • fresh grapefruit
    • simple syrup
    • fresh lime
    • club soda
    • Ice

    You can make it with grapefruit-flavored soda like many of the folks in Mexico do, but you’ll want to make sure the soda is made with real grapefruit and real sugar.

    Want to make a Paloma with grapefruit soda? Pro tip from my friend Kate of Hola Jalapeno: you'll need Squirt soda. Also: you still need grapefruit juice.

    Kate's Paloma recipe calls for Squirt grapefruit soda (ideally Mexican Squirt) but fresh grapefruit too. A side-by-side comparison could be in order.

    Either way, once you try this refreshing authentic cocktail, you may lose the desire to waste away in Margaritaville. At least on Paloma day, anyway.

    You’ll still want to find your lost shaker of salt, though. You need it for the rim.

    paloma recipe

    Paloma with Fresh Grapefruit Juice

    K.C. Cornwell
    This refreshing Paloma recipe is made with fresh grapefruit juice, tequila & club soda. Good times optional, but encouraged.
    4.50 from 6 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Course Drinks
    Cuisine American, Mexican
    Servings 1 cocktail
    Calories 246 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • Kosher salt
    • 1 Grapefruit wedge
    • 2 ounces tequila or mescal
    • 3 ounces fresh grapefruit juice
    • 1 ounces simple syrup
    • Squeeze of lime juice
    • Club soda
    • Ice

    Instructions
     

    • Pour some Kosher salt on a small plate. Rub the rim of a highball glass with the grapefruit wedge and then dip it in the salt.
    • Combine the tequila, grapefruit juice, simple syrup and a squeeze of lime juice in the glass and stir.
    • Fill with ice, and top with club soda. Garnish with the grapefruit wedge.

    Notes

    Enjoy!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 246kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 1gFat: 0.1gSodium: 19mgPotassium: 157mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 6IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword alcohol recipes, cocktail recipes, tequila

    photos by Katie Roletto

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