My Favorite Summer Mocktail
This virgin paloma mocktail is full of tart grapefruit, zingy lime, a salted rim – zero tequila required! It’s ready in 5 minutes and a refreshing non alcoholic drink.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Total
- 5 min
- Yield
- 1

Ingredients 6
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice (see Notes for pitcher variation)
- 2 ounces fresh squeezed grapefruit juice (about ½ large grapefruit), plus 1 wedge for garnish
- ¼ teaspoon honey or simple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon pickle brine (juice from a pickle jar; see Notes)
- 3 ounces tonic water (or grapefruit soda; see Notes)
- Flaky sea salt and tajín, for the garnish
Method 3
- 01
Cut a notch in the grapefruit wedge, then run the grapefruit around the rim of a glass. Dip the edge of the rim into a plate of flaky sea salt and tajín (or you can wet the side of the glass, like in the photos).
- 02
To the glass, add the lime juice, grapefruit juice, honey, and pickle brine, and stir until the honey is fully dissolved.
- 03
Fill the glass with ice. Top with tonic water and serve immediately.
Provenance
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