Ingredients

makes 1 cup

　　1/4 cup fresh lime juice plus 1 tablespoon freshly grated lime zest (2 to 3 limes)

　　1/2 cup packed fresh mint leaves

　　3 tablespoons sugar

　　3 tablespoons tequila

　　

Step 1

Bring the lime juice, zest, mint, sugar, and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat; cover, and let steep until completely cooled, 20 to 25 minutes.

　　

Step 2

Pass the lime juice mixture through a fine sieve set over a bowl, pressing on the solids to extract the liquid; discard the solids. (If not serving immediately, refrigerate in an airtight container up to 1 day.) Just before serving, stir in tequila.

　　Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group.Buy the full book from Amazon.