Why include a Margarita in a Salt shop?

Well, one of the ways that Margaritas are served is with fine grained salt trimming the rim of the cocktail glass. It brings a flourish of style to the eye and adds a salty taste to compliment the Margarita too.

The Natural Salt Seller says 'Vary the salts you use to achieve different effects':

White Salt
For a pure white salt rim we'd recommend using the Halen Mon Finer Flake Sea Salt, you'll get a really brilliant white flaky effect with a fizzling salty melt on the palette. Not quite as white but achieving a glistening effect with a zingy crunch for the palette we'd recommend our French Fleur White Sea Salt (the crystal shapes catch and reflect light for a bit of bling)

Pink Salt
Colour co-ordinate or compliment the colour of the Margarita or the cocktail glass itself with Peach and Pink Blush Himalayan Fine salt. No bling but the colour variations that are naturally in the salt will look stunning.

Black Salt
Looking for 'Drama and Style'? Then it would have to be the sultry 'black obsidian chips' of Hawaiian black Lava salt. Wow!

Classic Margarita

50ml Tequila
25ml Cointreau
15ml Freshly squeezed lime juice
Handful ice cubes

To decorate:
Lime juice to wet glass rim
Salt - smaller grained white, pink or black!
Lime wedge to garnish

Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker

Add a handful of ice cubes to the shaker and shake the mixture vigorously for 10-15 seconds to really mix the ingredients and get everything chilling nicely.

Strain the liquid straight into the salt rimmed cocktail glass (filling to about 1cm from the top rim)

Add a lime wedge on the rim by way of garnish

Strawberry Margarita

35ml Tequila
25ml Triple Sec (Orange Liqueur)
15ml Strawberry Liqueur
15ml Lemon juice
Handful ice cubes

To decorate:
Lime juice to wet glass rim
Salt - smaller grained white, pink or black!
Lime wedge to garnish

Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker

Add a handful of ice cubes to the shaker and shake the mixture vigorously for 10-15 seconds to really mix the ingredients and get everything chilling nicely.

Strain the liquid straight into the salt rimmed cocktail glass (filling to about 1cm from the top rim)

Add a lime wedge on the rim by way of garnish