Your pepper harvest has cocktail plans. This Lemon Starburst Spicy Margarita pairs fresh lemon and lime, blanco tequila and a touch of agave with a tiny sliver of Khang Starr Lemon Starburst pepper. Save the recipe for your next harvest.
Makes one cocktail. Shake for 10–15 seconds.
Ingredients
- 2 oz blanco tequila
- ½ oz orange liqueur
- ¾ oz fresh lime juice
- ¼ oz fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp agave syrup
- 1 tiny fresh Khang Starr Lemon Starburst (KSLS) pepper sliver, about the size of a grain of rice
- Ice, for shaking and serving
- Lime wedge and a little Tajín, for half the rim
- 1 lemon wheel, for garnish
- 1 food-grade edible blue viola, for garnish
- A small lemon balm microgreen garnish
Method
- Moisten half the rim of a tall green stemmed cocktail glass with lime and lightly dip that half in Tajín.
- Wear gloves to cut the pepper. Gently press the rice-grain-sized fresh KSLS pepper sliver into the lime juice, lemon juice and agave in a shaker.
- Add the blanco tequila, orange liqueur and ice. Shake for 10–15 seconds.
- Fine-strain into the prepared glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel, one food-grade edible blue viola and a small lemon balm microgreen garnish.
Grow the pepper for your next harvest
This recipe uses fresh harvested Khang Starr Lemon Starburst pepper, not planting seeds. Explore KSLS Lemon Starburst pepper seeds in the Casa Verde seed shop.
Find more recipes in the Casa Verde Test Kitchen.
Recipe developed with AI assistance; not yet kitchen-tested. The image is an AI-generated serving illustration.
