Refreshing Grapefruit Paloma Cocktail
A Grapefruit Paloma is a wonderful alternative to a margarita. Made from grapefruit juice, tequila, club soda, and a little sugar and salt, it's a great summer cocktail.
Servings: 1
Calories: 77kcal
Ingredients
- kosher salt
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed red grapefruit juice (see note)
- 1 Tablespoon superfine sugar (see note)
- 1 1/2 ouces tequila
- plain or citrus flavored club soda
- cubed or crushed ice
Instructions
- Spread a thin layer of kosher salt on a small plate. Wet the rim of a margarita glass or old fashioned glass with a dab of grapefruit juice. Dip the rim of the glass in the salt (if you want to skip the salt rim, add a pinch of salt directly into the cocktail shaker in the next step). Fill the glass half full with crushed or cubed ice.
- Stir the grapefruit juice and sugar together in a measuring cup until the sugar is dissolved. Add the juice and tequila (and salt, if using) to a cocktail shaker filled half with ice. Shake vigorously.
- Pour the juice mixture into your prepared glass. Top off with club soda and stir gently to mix. Garnish with a slice of grapefruit or lime, if desired.
Notes
Fresh grapefruit juice tastes the best, but if grapefruits aren't available, you can use bottled Red Grapefruit Juice. Just make sure it's just plain grapefruit juice, with no added sugar.
Superfine sugar is just granulated sugar that has been ground into a fine powder to make it easier to dissolve. You can make it yourself by placing regular granulated sugar in a food processor or clean coffee grinder until if forms a powder. Do NOT use powdered sugar, as it contains cornstarch, which does not make for a good cocktail. If you don't feel like making superfine sugar, just use granulated sugar, but you will have to stir it longer to get it to dissolve.
Nutrition
Calories: 77kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 292mg | Potassium: 96mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.3mg
