Nate and I had a little going away party last week before all of our stuff was taken away. Beyond it being lovely to see all our friends and end our time in Toronto with a bit of a bang, I made some pretty kick-ass sangria. It was dangerously tasty.
recipe from treehugger.com
Ingredients:
- ½ lb of fresh strawberries
- 1 apple
- 1 ounce of fresh whole basil leaves
- 1 bottle of Cline Cellar’s Cool Climate Chardonnay
- ½ cup organic sugar
- 1 cup of club soda
- 1 cup of white grape juice
(I sorta fudged the proportions for the liquids and just did it by taste. I was worried that keeping to the recipe wouldn’t make enough to serve the 15-25 people we were expecting)
1. Trim and thinly slice the strawberries.
2. Slice and dice the apple into very small bits.
3. Score the basil leaves with a fork. I did this instead of cutting the leaves into strips as I did not want my guests choking on basil while trying to enjoy this drink. Simply just rub the basil leaves gently with a fork in order to release their flavor in the sangria.
4. Layer the fruit, sugar and basil in a large pitcher and let sit for about 10 minutes. This is just to let the sugar absorb the juices from the basil and the fruit. You’ll see it turn a bit red.
5. Add the club soda first and then the remaining liquids. Stir well and serve.
It’s a lovely and refreshing summer treat. Like I said: dangerous.
PS. I also made this Raspberry Lemonade as an alcohol free alternative and it was delicious (without being dangerous).
yum!
Reblogged this on withoutwarpaint and commented:
Everyone needs to let go now and then plus it has one of your five a day!
TRUST that I will be making this drink once i’m off my no drinking diet!