Margarita Week: Chili Grapefruit Margarita

The internets have told me that this week is National Margarita Week!  The perfect inspiration for me to get back to cocktails on bookcooker.  This little hot ticket is a chili grapefruit margarita. The perfect drink as the dreary winter drags on.  If you are like me and did not plan a tropical vacation to help get you through it (or maybe you live in Southern California or Florida - damn you!), this drink can help dull the pain... for one night at least!

Chili Grapefruit Margarita, adapted from the CookingChannel.com

Ingredients
For salt rim:
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon chili powder
For drink:
4 ounces grapefruit juice
2 ounces silver tequila
1 ounce orange liquer
1 or 2 dashes of chili powder
ice
grapefruit wedge for garnish

Directions:

1. For salt rim, combine the salt and chili powder on a small plate.
2. In a cocktail shaker combine the ice cubes and all other ingredients and shake vigorously.
3. Wet the rim of the glass with grapefruit garnish.  Run the glass in the salt mixture to coat the rim.
4. Place ice cubes in glass, pour margarita over and garnish with the grapefruit wedge.
5. Aaahhh.