Spicy Watermelon Mint

Ingredients (4 servings)

• 16 oz Topo Chico Sparkling Water
• 3 Cups Watermelon Juice
• 20 fresh mint leaves
• 4 slices of watermelon
• Tajin
• 8 lime wedges

Instructions

1. Rub lime wedge around the rim of a glass and dip in Tajin seasoning.
2. Muddle the mint leaves in the bottom of each glass.
3. Fill the glass 1/3 full of ice.
4. Add 3/4 cup watermelon juice.
5. Top with Topo Chico sparkling water.
6. Garnish with a slice of watermelon, a lime wedge, and a few mint leaves.

 Watermelon Juice Recipe

1.  Blend 6 cups of cubed seedless watermelon until smooth.
2. Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve or cloth into a bowl or cup.

Blueberry Ginger Cooler

Ingredients (6 servings)

• Blueberry Ginger simple Syrup (recipe below)
• Ice cubes
• Sparkling water of your choice
• Mint or Rosemary for garnish

Instructions

1. Fill 2/3 of the glass with Blueberry Ginger Syrup. 
2. Add Ice cubes to glass.
3. Top glass with unflavored or flavored sparkling water. Mix gently.
4. Garnish with fresh blueberries and mint leaves.

Blueberry Ginger Syrup recipe

• 4.5 cups water
• 1.25 cups fresh blueberries
• 1 heaping Tbsp grated ginger
• 4-5 Tbsp sugar (to your likeness)

1. To a pan on medium-high heat add water, blueberries and grated ginger. Let it all come to a boil.
2. Once the mixture starts boiling, add sugar and mix till it dissolves.
3. Now lower the heat and using the back of your spatula, mash the blueberries. Let the mixture simmer for another 10-15 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and once the syrup has cooled down, cover it and let it sit at room temperature for 2-3 hours. This is important so that the flavors mix-in well.
5. After 2-3 hours, strain the syrup into a clear bowl. You can cover and keep it refrigerated until ready to use.

Mango Orange Mojito

Ingredients (4 servings)

• 1 cup fresh mint leaves
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 cup mango nectar (or fresh mango juice)
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• 12 oz sparkling water of choice
• Ice
• Orange slices and mint leaves for garnish

Instructions

1. In 1 large bowl or pitcher, add the 1 cup of fresh mint leaves and muddle.
2. Add sugar, and muddle the mixture again.
3. Add the orange juice, mango juice, lime juice, and sparkling water. Gently stir.
4. Fill each glass halfway with ice. Pour in mixture.
5. Garnish with orange slices and mint.

Rosemary Peach

Ingredients (4 servings)

• 2 peaches, chopped
• 4 oz rosemary simple syrup (see recipe below)
• 8 oz lemon juice
• Ice
• Sparkling Water of your choice (flavored or unflavored)

 Instructions

1. Add peaches to shaker. Muddle peaches well.
2. Add rosemary simple syrup, and fresh lemon juice to a shaker. Shake all ingredients.
3. Strain the mixture into two glasses filled with ice. 
4. Top with sparkling water.

 Rosemary Simple Syrup

• 4.5 cups water
• 1.25 cups fresh blueberries
• 1 heaping Tbsp grated ginger
• 4-5 Tbsp sugar (to your likeness)

Add rosemary, sugar, and water to a pan and bring it to a boil. Remove from heat and let the rosemary sprigs steep in the sugar water for about 15 minutes, at least. Strain out the leaves and let the syrup cool before use.

Strawberry Basil

Ingredients (6 servings)

• 6 fresh strawberries, sliced
• 12 fresh basil leaves
• 1/4 cup sugar
• Ice cubes
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 2-1/4 sparking soda
• Additional basil leaves, for garnishing

Instructions

1. In a shaker, muddle strawberries, basil and sugar.
2. Fill shaker 3/4 full with ice, then add lemon juice.
3. Cover and shake for a few seconds.
4. Strain into six rock glasses filled with ice.
5. Top with sparkling water.
6. Garnish with basil leaves.

Find all of the ingredients for these recipes at your Davis Food Co-op!