Refreshing Pomegranate & Lemon Mocktail!
About Refreshing Pomegranate & Lemon Mocktail!
A pomegranate is a sacred fruit with numerous benefits!
It is loaded in anti-oxidants
It is rich in Vitamin A, C, E and K
It is rich in Minerals like Calcium, Phosphorous, Potassium, Iron and Folic acid.
It is good for heart
It helps in maintaining the blood sugar level
It helps in maintaining the blood Pressure
It is good for hair and skin.............
This is the reason that I often use it to make a refreshing Mocktails when the weather starts getting warm. This drink is perfect for summers and it is somewhat like a Mojito because it has all the elements of the cocktail, except for the alcohol. Give this amazing beverage a go friends, and enjoy! Happy Summer!
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Ingredients
- Seeds of two pomegranatesâ
- 1 Brown Sugar or honey tbsn or honey
- 1 Lemon juice
- a leaves Mint bunchâ fresh
- wedge Lemon some
- 1-2 cup Carbonated Water or soda soda
- cubes Some Ice-Cubes some ice
- Granulated Sugar for coatingâ the rim, or spread some spread out in the plate
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Instructions
- Preserve 2 tablespoons of pomegranate seeds in a dry bowl and set aside.
- In a blender, blend together the remaining pomegranate seeds, lime juice, sugar/honey, and Soda to a smooth mix.
- Sieve and discard the solids. Set aside the sieved liquid.
- In a mortar, crush some mint leaves and lemon wedges to a coarse texture.
- In a large jug, throw in your crushed mint leaves and lemon wedges. Also throw in the ice-cubes.
- Pour in your blended pomegranate liquid on top of them.
- Adjust the sweetness of sugar/honey according to your own preference and mix everything together. Set aside.
- Take the bowl containing the loose pomegranate seeds that we had saved, and with a spoon, crush them until they ooze out their juice. Preserve the juice and throwaway the seeds.
- Take a glass and inverting it, dip the rim in the pomegranate juice in the bowl, from the above step.
- Immediately, dip the rim in the sugar spread out in the plate so that it coats the juice entirely, giving the rim an attractive coating of sugar all over.
- Pour your Mocktail in the glasses and add some more torn mint leaves and a lemon wedge in each glass for additional flavor.
- Serve immediately and Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- You can also use sugar syrup for this Mocktail, instead of honey or brown sugar.
- You can substitute the sparkling water with soda, lemonade, Seven-up or Sprite!
- For a special occasion or a dinner-party, you can add Vodka to this Mocktail and turn it into a delicious cocktail!
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I’m excited to try this recipe!
Such a tempting dish! Thank you.
Such a scrumptious dish! Thank you.