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Grilled Paloma

By Kristin Donnelly

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Grilled PalomaMalú Alvarez. Food styling: Michelle Gatton. Prop styling: Brian Heiser

The Paloma—often made with store bought grapefruit soda—is Mexico'’s most popular cocktail. This fancified version uses grilled fresh grapefruit and grilled lime to give the drink a slightly smoky edge.

Note:

To make simple syrup: In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water over moderately high heat and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Let cool slightly. Measure out 1/2 cup for this recipe and reserve the rest for another use.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 2 drinks

Ingredients

1 medium to large yellow or pink grapefruit, halved
2 limes, halved
Kosher salt or coarse sea salt, for the glass
Ice
4 ounces (1/2 cup) tequila
1 ounce agave nectar or simple syrup (see Note)
2 ounces club soda

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Light a grill and arrange it for direct heat or preheat a grill pan. Grill the grapefruit and the limes over high heat until well browned on the bottoms, 4 to 5 minutes. Let cool slightly.

    Step 2

    Arrange some salt on a small plate. Moisten the rims of 2 high ball glasses and coat with salt.

    Step 3

    For each cocktail: Fill a shaker with ice and add 2 ounces of squeezed grapefruit juice, 1 ounce of squeezed lime juice, 2 ounces tequila and ½ ounce agave nectar. Close the shaker and shake well. Fill one of the prepared glasses with ice and strain the drink into the glasses. Top with 1 ounce of club soda and serve. Fill the shaker with clean ice to make the second cocktail.

TagsCocktailAlcoholBeveragesTequilaGrapefruitCitrusFruitLime5 Ingredients or FewerGrillingSummerEpicurious

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