Three Sisters Kitchen’s cafe manager Alex Innis says the mocktail version of this drink is his favorite summer refresher.

  • 1 tablespoon coarse salt (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon sugar (optional)
  • 1 lime, cut into wedges
  • Ice
  • 2 ounces water (or 3 ounces if not using tequila)
  • 1 ounce prickly pear syrup
  • 1 ounce lime juice
  • ½ ounce orange juice
  • ½ ounce agave syrup
  • 1 ounce tequila (optional)

Makes 1 serving

1. If preparing a rimmed glass, thoroughly mix salt and sugar until combined and pour onto a small plate. Rub a lime wedge around the rim of a glass and dip it into the mixture. Spin glass until the rim is fully coated, set aside.

2. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice and add in the water, prickly pear syrup, lime juice, orange juice, agave syrup, and optional tequila. Shake for 15 seconds or until the outside of the shaker gets cold to the touch. Strain margarita into a glass filled with fresh ice, garnish with a lime wedge.

This recipe originally appeared in "Prickly Pursuits" by Sarah Mock.