She Said Yes: Our sparkling ginger lemon signature mocktail
recipe by: Sarah Menanix
yields: 4servings
5 from 2 reviews
Ingredients
3inchesof fresh ginger root, peeled and sliced into coins
¾cupgranulated sugar, plus extra for tossing the ginger and rimming the cup
1½cupswater
½cupfreshly squeezed lemon juice, from 4-6 lemons
Seltzer water to fill the glasses, about 3 cups
INSTRUCTIONS
Slice the ginger root coins into slivers.
Heat the sugar, water, and ginger slivers over medium high heat, stirring until the sugar melts. Let boil for about 20 minutes, until the syrup begins to thicken. Remove from heat, strain the ginger slivers out, let cool.
Lay the ginger slivers on a baking sheet to cool. After about 5 minutes, toss with about a tablespoon of sugar. Let cool.
Wet the edge of each wine glass and dip it in sugar to coat the rim.
Divide the cooled ginger syrup between four glasses. Divide the lemon juice between the four glasses. Fill each glass with seltzer water.
Garnish with a piece of candied ginger. Stir before serving.
Cheers!
This nutritional information has been automatically calculated, and as such, may be incomplete or inaccurate. Please reference the specific ingredients you use for the most accurate nutritional information.