Light, Refreshing and Skinny Grapefruit Margarita

Okay, if you are a mixologist, you might just want to leave now. I’m calling this drink a margarita because there’s tequila involved and it pairs so nicely with my fish tacos I’m dishing out for our cinco de mayo party this weekend.

The grapefruits were so fragrant at the market, I couldn’t resist. As soon as I caught the scent walking past them I knew they would be perfect with some tequila and seltzer. Is this an actual margarita? To me it just needs tequila to be called as such!

Homemade Flour Tortilla Recipe for a Cinco de Mayo Dinner Party

A good taco recipe can be elevated to a great taco with a homemade, from scratch, worth every second of effort, tortilla recipe!

This easy tortilla recipe comes together with just a few ingredients, and following just a few steps that I promise anyone can do, you’ll have fresh tortillas in about 15 minutes.

A stand mixer is all you need – but it will also work if you mix by hand! I swear, just a little scoop of guacamole is really all you need. They’re so soft, and fresh, and just all around heavenly. It takes you from taco night to TACO PARTY!

 

Fresh Homemade Flour Tortilla Recipe

Yield: About 16 tortillas | Time: ~30 minutes

Ingredients

3 cups unbleached flour

1 tsp baking powder

2 tsp salt

1 cup warm water

1/4 cup olive oil/vegetable oil

 

Directions

  1. Combine dry ingredients in stand mixer fitted with dough hook.
  2. Put stand mixer on low speed to mix dry ingredients together briefly.
  3. While the stand mixer is on a low speed, slowly add water and oil. Increase the speed to a medium-to-high setting.
  4. Once the dough turns into a ball, slow the speed until most of the dough is a ball on the dough hook.
  5. Turn the dough onto a floured surface.
  6. Roll the tortilla dough out to about .75  inch thick.
  7. Cut dough into 16 even pieces.
  8. Roll the dough into balls (like a meatball!); place onto a tray or cookie sheet and gently press down. Do this with all of the 16 pieces of dough.
  9. Cover with a kitchen towel and allow the dough to rest for at least 15 minutes, or up to 2 hours.
  10. Heat a skillet until it is very very hot – you want the tortillas to cook up quickly!
  11. Roll each tortilla ball until it is very thin, or use a tortilla press!
  12. Heat each side of each rolled out tortilla for about 10-15 seconds.
  13. Cover the tortillas in a stack as they come off the skillet!
  14. Enjoy with your favorite tacos!

Stay tuned the rest of the week for the perfect taco and margarita pairings for cinco de mayo!