Grilled Paloma Recipes

GRILLED GRAPEFRUIT PALOMA COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Cut limes in half widthwise. Cut 1 half into 3 wheels.
• Pour sugar into a shallow bowl. Dip lime halves, 2 of the lime wheels, and grapefruit into sugar to coat thoroughly.
• Place limes and grapefruit cut-side down on the hot grill. Cook, turning lime wheels occasionally, until browned and grill marks form, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet to cool.
• Rub remaining lime wheel over the rim of 2 highball glasses. Dip rims in kosher salt. Fill glasses with ice.
• Juice grilled lime halves and grapefruit into a small pitcher. Pour in any juices that accumulated on the baking sheet. Stir in tequila and simple syrup. Divide mixture between glasses and top off with club soda. Garnish with grilled lime wheels.

PALOMA CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Coat wings in chile lime seasoning and baking powder, then sprinkle with salt. Place on a wire rack set in a sheet pan. Place in fridge 8 hours or up to overnight, uncovered, to air out for crispier skin.
• Place grapefruit juice, tequila, lime juice and agave in a small pot. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until thick and syrupy, 10 to 15 minutes. Take off heat and whisk in butter until melted. Season to taste.
• Preheat one half of a grill to low heat and the other half to high heat. Grill wings on the low side, covered, turning every few minutes, until slightly golden, about 20 minutes. Move to hot side of the grill and let cook, turning frequently, until golden brown and crispy, about 10 minutes more. Mix with warm sauce, garnish with sesame seeds and cilantro leaves and serve immediately with lime wedges alongside.

GRILLED PALOMA

Steps:

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

TEQUILA: PALOMA

Steps:

• Combine lots of ice, the tequila, lime juice and grapefruit juice in a mixing glass and shake. Top with soda. Salt the rim of another glass and strain in the mixture. Garnish: Grapefruit wedge.