Salted Lemon Ginger Spritzer Food

SIMPLE LEMON GINGER SPRITZER (AIP)

Steps:

• Add ginger, honey and lemon slice to the bottom of an 8 oz glass. Muddle with a muddler (or spoon) to release the juices from the lemon and ginger.
• Fill the glass with ice, add sparkling water, and top with a slice of lemon, if desired. Serve immediately and enjoy!

GINGER LEMONADE FIZZ

Steps:

• Heat the sugar and 1 cup water in a small pot until the sugar has dissolved and the liquid just comes to a boil. Turn off the heat and add the ginger. Let cool, then strain the syrup into a large mason jar and discard the ginger. Add the lemon juice to the syrup and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Fill 4 large glasses with ice, pour 1/4 cup of the syrup into each glass and top up with some club soda. Add a slice of lemon to each glass and serve.

SALTED LEMON-GINGER SPRITZER

Steps:

• Place the lemon and salt in a large wine glass and using the back of a spoon, lightly muddle to break up and release some of the oils and juices. Add lemon juice and ginger (if using) and top with lots of ice and ginger beer. Garnish with lemon wedge or fresh ginger.

PRESERVED-LEMON SPRITZER

Steps:

• Thinly slice preserved lemon and muddle in the bottom of a glass with sugar until dissolved. Top with ice and seltzer, stir, and serve.

LEMON-GINGER SALT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°. Pulse salt, lemon zest and ginger in a food processor until blended. Transfer to an 8-in. square baking dish. Stir in lemon juice. Bake, stirring occasionally, until dry, 20-25 minutes. Cool completely. Stir with a fork to break up. Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place for up to 3 months.

REFRESHING LEMON-GINGER DRESSING

Steps:

• Blend olive oil, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, ginger, and salt together in a high-powered blender until smooth.

SWEET OR SALTY LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan combine sugar with 1 cup water, and place over medium heat; cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves.
• In another pan bring 6 cups water to a boil; remove from heat, and add rinds and pulp. Cover, let steep for 10 minutes and then strain.
• Combine strained liquid in a pitcher with lime or lemon juice and salt, if using. Refrigerate until ready to serve. (Fruit mixture and sugar syrup can be refrigerated separately for a couple of days, until needed.) Add syrup to taste, and serve over ice.

BLACKBERRY, CUCUMBER, GINGER SPRITZER

Steps:

• For the sipping vinegar:.
• Mash the blackberries and sugar together in a bowl, cover and refrigerate for 2 days, stirring occasionally. Add the vinegar to the macerated blackberries and refrigerate for another day. Press the mixture through a fine mesh strainer, discarding the solids. Transfer your sipping vinegar to a container.
• For the herbal tea:.
• Combine the ginger and 2 1/2 cups water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the tea bags and turn off the heat. Let the mixture steep for 5 minutes, then strain and cool.
• For the spritzer:.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add 2 ounces blackberry sipping vinegar, 2 ounces cooled herbal tea, 1/2 ounce lemon juice and 1/2 ounce elderflower syrup. Shake vigorously and pour over a glass filled with ice. Top off with some seltzer and garnish with 3 cucumber slices, 1 ginger coin and a mint sprig. Repeat.

GINGER TEA SPRITZER

Steps:

• Put the tea bags in a small saucepan, pour the boiling water over them, and steep for 15 minutes.
• Put the saucepan over medium heat and cook until the tea is reduced by half. Stir in the honey and lemon juice, then let cool to room temperature. To serve, put 2 tablespoons of the ginger syrup in a glass and add sparkling water.
• For a change, try making this recipe with both chamomile and ginger tea bags, or a chamomile ginger blend, if you can find that.
• Store the syrup, covered, in the refrigerator for 5 days.
• (per serving)
• Calories: 0
• Total Fat: 0g (0g saturated, 0g monounsaturated)
• Carbohydrates: 0g
• Protein: 0g
• Fiber: 0g
• Sodium: 0mg
• A staple of folk medicine in countries around the world, ginger also has some solid science behind it. It's long been studied for its antinausea properties. A study in the British Journal of Anaesthesia suggested that ginger is helpful in controlling nausea in a variety of situations, including stomach distress induced by chemotherapy. The American Cancer Society notes that, in addition to helping with nausea and motion sickness, ginger might slow tumor growth.