Thyme Blood Orange Paloma co*cktail Recipe

BY Aida Mollenkamp
PublishedApril 12, 2013
Updated March 16, 2024

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It’s time to make this Thyme Blood Orange Paloma co*cktail Recipe.

Why? To toast a weekend away. I’m heading south to Los Cabos for a girls weekend that I’m hoping involves nothing more than some surf, sand, and lots of guac and tequila. My older sister, Ivy, has a love for all things tequila, but she has a special place in her heart for the Paloma co*cktail.

She was the first one to introduce me to this simplest of classic Mexcian co*cktail combinations of lime, Fresca, and tequila. I now make it my mission to try every version I encounter in attempts to find my favorite.

While there’s no denying that a classic Paloma is a thing of beauty, I’ve had a fun time changing up the juices and flavoring the salt (which, PS, is an absolutely essential addition to the drink). This latest version with Blood Orange soda and crushed thyme is a bit swankier but just the sort of thing to toast an impromptu weekend away.

Gostock up on all your cooking essentialsthen head into the kitchen, make this, and share it with us bytagging@saltandwindand#swsocietyon social!

A twist on the classic Mexican drink, this Thyme Blood Orange Paloma co*cktail Recipe is made with herbed salt, blood orange soda, and top quality tequila.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine American, Italian

Diet Vegetarian

Ingredients

12 sprigs fresh thyme leaves removed and roughly chopped
1 teaspoon Sea salt such as Maldon
1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice reserve the squeezed lime
ice
2 ounces 100% agave silver tequila
6 ounces blood orange soda such as San Pellegrino

Instructions

Make The Thyme Salt:Combine the chopped thyme with the salt on a small plate and, using your fingers, crush the mixture until well combined.
Rim The co*cktail Glass With Salt:Press half of a squeezed lime along the rim of a highball glass. Then roll the rim into the thyme salt.
Make The Paloma co*cktail:Add in a few ice cubes, a pinch of the thyme-salt mix, and then top with the tequila, lime juice, and soda and stir. Serve immediately.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 drinkCalories: 223kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 2329mgPotassium: 431mgFiber: 2gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 917IUVitamin C: 109mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 2mg

Keyword blood orange co*cktail, classic Mexican co*cktail

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Aida Mollenkamp

Aida Mollenkamp is a food and travel expert, author, chef, Food Network personality, and founder of the boutique travel company, In all that she does, Aida aims to help discerning travelers taste the world.

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