Low-Calorie Margarita

Recipe courtesy of Cooking Channel’s Hungry Girl

Prep: 5 minutes

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz. (1 shot) tequila
1 oz. (2 tbsp.) lime juice
One 2-serving packet (about 1 tsp.) sugar-free lemonade powdered drink mix (like the kind by Crystal Light)
6 oz. (3/4 cup) diet lemon-lime soda
Optional garnish: lime slice

Margaritas

Fresh squeezed lime juice gives this margarita an extra kick. Do not substitute the bottled variety. It's worth the extra effort.

1 part white tequila
1 part fresh lime juice with simple syrup
1 part triple sec
lime slices
coarse salt

First squeeze and strain the lime juice. Mix with just enough simple syrup to take the edge off. Mix in a pitcher with tequila and triple sec with plenty of ice cubes. Rim your margarita glasses with coarse salt, fill with margarita, and garnish each with a slice of lime. Serve with your favorite salsa or guacamole.