Recipe courtesy of Q
Electric Blood Orange Limeade with Muddled Mint
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 205
- Total Fat
- 0
- Saturated Fat
- 0
- Carbohydrates
- 20
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 18
- Protein
- 0
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 31
- Total: 15 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 5 min
Ingredients
1 handful fresh mint leaves
1/4 cup simple syrup (equal amounts sugar and water, heated until sugar dissolves; cool)
1 cup light rum
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 cup fresh blood orange juice
1 cup sparkling water
4 cups crushed ice
Blood orange segments and fresh mint sprigs, for garnish
Directions
- Using a mortar and pestle, muddle mint until the oils are released (you will smell the mint). Pour the simple syrup into a large pitcher. Add rum, lime juice and blood orange juice and stir vigorously. Add the crushed mint and the sparkling water. Divide the ice among 4 glasses or cups. Pour the limeade mixture into each glass and garnish with blood oranges and fresh mint sprigs.
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