Homemade Ginger Cardamom Soda With Lime Food

HOMEMADE GINGER CARDAMOM SODA WITH LIME

Steps:

• In a small, dry pot, toast cardamom over medium heat until fragrant.
• Remove the pot from the heat. Add ginger, sugar, water, and lime zest. Place back on heat and simmer until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Cool syrup; strain and discard solids.
• In a cocktail shaker(or a jar with lid), add 1 oz. syrup (or to taste) and lime juice. Add ice and shake to blend. Divide between two tall glasses, filled with ice.
• Top with sparkling water, club soda, or sparkling cider. Stir gently and serve immediately.
• Enjoy!

CANDIED GINGER - CARDAMOM BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
• Grease a 9 inch square baking pan.
• Ok here is the hardest part -- finely chop crystallized ginger and set aside.
• In a food processor add flour, sugar, cardamom, cinnamon, and salt. Pulse to combine.
• Cut butter into half in cubes.
• Add butter to processor and mix into a coarse meal forms.
• Beat egg and add 2 tablespoons to processor and mix until a moist crumbs form.
• Add ginger and blend until moist clumps form.
• Press dough into pan.
• Brush the rest of the egg over the top.
• Bake 40 minutes.
• Transfer to rack and let cool completely in pan.
• Cut into 18 pieces.

SPICY GINGER SODA

Steps:

• Combine sugar, red pepper flakes, salt, ginger, and 2 cups water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat, cover, and steep for 30 minutes.
• Strain ginger syrup into a jar and chill.
• Fill a 12-oz. glass with ice cubes.
• Add 2 tablespoons ginger syrup, squeeze a lime wedge into glass, and top with soda water.
• Stir to combine.

VODKA, LIME AND SODA

Steps:

• Half fill a tall glass with ice cubes.
• Pour in the vodka and the lime cordial/juice and top up with soda water and stir.

GINGER LIMEADE

Steps:

• To make ginger juice, grate fresh ginger on the smallest holes of a cheese grater. Pick up dime-sized portions of the shredded ginger and squeeze until you fill 1 tablespoon.
• Combine all of the ingredients together in a large glass, mix well and then add ice and enjoy.

GINGER-LIME SODA

Steps:

• In a large punch bowl or pitcher, combine ginger beer, vodka, and lime juice, and stir to combine. To serve, fill 8 glasses with ice and garnish with lime slices.