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Padma Lakshmi Shares Her Recipe for the Perfect Self-Quarantine Cocktail

The Top Chef host is showing off her love of tequila. 

By Michelle Regalado
Padma Lakshmi

Like most people, Padma Laskhmi has been doing her best to stay busy during her self-quarantine, from posting several adorable mother-daughter cooking lessons to sharing sexy dance sessions from her bathroom. But she’s also making sure to take some time for herself — with a delicious cocktail, of course.

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On May 1, Padma took to Instagram to share her recipe for her preferred self-quarantine drink. As captured in the clip below, the Top Chef host showed her followers exactly how to craft a perfect margarita using lime juice, cucumbers, mint leaves, and, yes, plenty of tequila.

“We’ve been making lots of cooking videos, but it’s day 117 of quarantine, so I thought we could all use a drink,” she said at the beginning of the clip. We can’t disagree with that!

Padma also joked about her all-too-relatable motivation for making the drink in the caption, writing, “Just found out #littlehands won’t be going back to school until September."

Check out her step-by-step cocktail recipe below  — and watch until the end for a surprise twist!

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