Citrus Spritzer Food

CITRUS SPRITZERS

Steps:

• In large pitcher, mix cold water, orange juice concentrate, grapefruit juice concentrate and sparkling water.
• Serve spritzers over ice. Garnish each serving with orange slice and mint leaf.

MIXED CITRUS SPRITZER

Steps:

• For the simple syrup: In a small saucepan, bring the water and agave to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove the pan from the heat and let cool.
• Combine the citrus juices and sparkling water in a pitcher. Add the simple syrup and mix well. Pour into ice-filled glasses and garnish with orange slices.

FRUIT SPRITZER PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in a punch bowl.
• Makes 27 (4 oz.) servings.

CITRUS SPRITZER

Steps:

• Bring water, rosemary and lemon peel to boil in saucepan; cook 1 min. Remove from heat. Let stand 10 min.
• Use slotted spoon to remove rosemary and lemon peel from pan; discard rosemary and lemon peel. Cool infused water to room temperature.
• Add infused water to drink mix in 2-qt. glass or plastic pitcher; stir until dissolved.
• Stir in seltzer just before serving over ice.

CITRUS WHITE WINE SPRITZER

Steps:

• In a large stem glass arrange slices of lemon and lime between ice cubes to fill the glass. Pour 4 ounces of white wine, 1/2 cup, and 2 ounces of sparkling lemon lime seltzer water, 1/4 cup, down over fruit and ice. Stir with cocktail stir-stick or straw and serve.

PINK GRAPEFRUIT SPRITZERS

Steps:

• With sharp knife, cut a thin slice off top and bottom of grapefruit and orange.
• Place cut side down and cut off peel and pith from sides.
• Holding grapefruit& orange over a bowl, cut between membranes to release sections into bowl.
• Squeeze juices from membranes into bowl.
• To serve, drain juices from bowl into a large pitcher; add juice cocktail& club soda or champagne or sparkling wine.
• Divide citrus sections and raspberries among glasses or goblets; add juice mixture and garnish with mint sprig.

SARAH'S CITRUS SPRITZER

Steps:

• Bring sugar, water, lemon zest, orange zest, and basil to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and allow simple syrup to cool, 15 to 30 minutes.
• Pour lemon juice and orange juice into a high-speed blender (such as a Vitamix®). Add strawberries and simple syrup. Blend on low speed (1), then slowly increase speed to high (10) and blend until pureed, about 45 seconds.
• For each drink, fill an old fashioned glass with ice. Pour 1/4 cup strawberry puree over top and fill with seltzer water.

SPICY CITRUS REFRESHER

Steps:

• Juice limes and 6 oranges into a large pitcher. (You should have about ¾ cup lime juice and 1¼ cups orange juice.) Discard lime rinds and half of the orange rinds. Cut remaining orange rinds into quarters and place in a large saucepan.
• Coarsely chop 1 jalapeño and add to orange rinds along with sugar and salt. Using a muddler or dowel-style rolling pin, muddle rinds until thoroughly smooshed and much of the sugar and salt is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Stir in 1 cup warm water and let sit at least 10 minutes and up to 1 hour.
• Strain orange mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into pitcher with juice, gently pressing with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible; discard solids. Thinly slice remaining orange and add to pitcher. Remove seeds from remaining jalapeño; thinly slice into rounds and add to pitcher.
• To serve, pour 2 oz. juice mixture into an ice-filled glass. Top off with club soda; stir to combine.
• Do Ahead: Juice mixture can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.

CITRUS SPRITZER

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, combine juices and sugar; stir well to dissolve sugar. When ready to serve, add seltzer; stir gently to combine. Serve over crushed ice; add vodka (if using), and garnish with citrus slices, if desired.