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2 Summer Spritzers {lemon-ginger & strawberry-vanilla!}

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2 Summer Spritzers | I love water, but there are times when water can get rather boring. When I'm in the mood for something with pizzazz, I go for one of my homemade spritzers. I love a drink with a little bit of fizz! In fact, it was the only reason I ever drank soda (in my pre-real food days, of course). Now, I whip up a refreshing drink comprised of simple ingredients like fruit, honey syrup, and sparkling water. Yum! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com 2 Summer Spritzers | I love water, but there are times when water can get rather boring. When I'm in the mood for something with pizzazz, I go for one of my homemade spritzers. I love a drink with a little bit of fizz! In fact, it was the only reason I ever drank soda (in my pre-real food days, of course). Now, I whip up a refreshing drink comprised of simple ingredients like fruit, honey syrup, and sparkling water. Yum! | TraditionalCookingSchool.comReady for something a little more pizazz-y than water?

Me too! I love water, but I also love a drink with some fizz — and electrolytes!

I make these refreshing summer spritzers with simple ingredients like fruit, honey syrup, and sparkling water. Yum!

Sparkling Water

I prefer either Perrier or San Pellegrino sparkling waters. Both brands add carbonation during the bottling process, but San Pellegrino captures water from an Italian spring with a small amount of original fizz and then adds additional carbonation. Perrier gets water and carbon dioxide separately and then combines them during the bottling process until the carbonation in the bottled water equals the carbonation of the source, a spring in France.

Both brands provide sparkling water in glass bottles, which I appreciate as I move away from using plastic in my kitchen.

As far as taste goes, they both taste the same to me, but Perrier has bigger bubbles and feels sharper on my tongue than San Pellegrino, which seems lighter and more smooth.

Now for the recipes!

2 Summer Spritzers | Ready for something a little more pizazz-y than water? Me too! I love water, but I also love a drink with some fizz -- and electrolytes! These refreshing summer spritzers fit the bill! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

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Lemon-Ginger-Basil Spritzer

Lemon and ginger is already one of my favorite combos ever, but add a subtle herbaceous note in the form of sweet Italian basil, and you've got a perfect blend of tang, sweet, and spice!
Course Beverage
Author Lindsey Proctor

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup pure water
  • 1/2 cup raw honey
  • 2- inch piece ginger root cut into smaller pieces
  • 1 tablespoon dried sweet basil
  • 3 tablespoon lemon juice juice from one lemon

Instructions

  1. Place ginger and basil in a medium bowl or pint-sized mason jar.
  2. In a saucepan, combine water and honey.
  3. Heat until honey is completely dissolved.
  4. Pour over ginger and basil, cover and allow to steep for 10 to 15 minutes. 

  5. Strain to remove basil and ginger pieces.

  6. Add lemon juice and stir.
  7. Allow to cool, label, and store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
  8. To serve, pour 2 tablespoons over ice in the bottom of an 8-ounce glass.
  9. Fill glass with sparkling water.
  10. Gently stir to create best flavor.
  11. Garnish as desired.
  12. Enjoy!

2 Summer Spritzers | I love water, but there are times when water can get rather boring. When I'm in the mood for something with pizzazz, I go for one of my homemade spritzers. I love a drink with a little bit of fizz! In fact, it was the only reason I ever drank soda (in my pre-real food days, of course). Now, I whip up a refreshing drink comprised of simple ingredients like fruit, honey syrup, and sparkling water. Yum! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

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Strawberry-Vanilla-Anise Seed Spritzer

Strawberry... and anise seed?! If you did a double take, don't worry. I did too when I read that strawberry and anise seed pair well together in The Flavor Thesaurus. Once I sprinkled a few anise seeds on a strawberry, however, I discovered their magic for myself. I hope you try it and love them together as much as I do!
Course Beverage
Author Lindsey Proctor

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup pure water
  • 1/2 cup raw honey
  • 1 cup strawberries fresh or frozen, sliced
  • 1/2 teaspoon anise seed crushed in a mortar and pestle
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Place crushed anise seed in a medium bowl or pint-sized mason jar.
  2. In a saucepan, combine water and honey.
  3. Heat until honey is completely dissolved.
  4. Pour over anise seed, cover, and allow to steep for 10 to 15 minutes.
  5. Strain to remove seeds.
  6. In a saucepan, combine strawberries and vanilla.
  7. Cook until mixture thickens slightly.
  8. Mash with a potato masher or whiz in food processor, blender, or an immersion blender. 

  9. Strain if desired.

  10. Pour into honey syrup mixture.
  11. Stir to combine.
  12. Allow to cool, label, and store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
  13. To serve, pour 2 tablespoons over ice in the bottom of an 8-ounce glass.
  14. Fill glass with sparkling water.
  15. Gently stir to create best flavor.
  16. Garnish as desired.
  17. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

I haven't tried it, but I have a sneaking suspicion that with an added splash of milk, this strawberry spritzer would make an excellent strawberry egg cream!

What’s your favorite summer healthy beverage?

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About Lindsey Proctor

Lindsey is a twenty-something foodie. She lives with her parents and sister on Hickory Cove Farm, a small, natural and sustainable farm in South-Central Pennsylvania where they raise Alpine and Nubian dairy goats, a flock of pastured laying hens and a few roosters, and a few beef steer. She views her country life as a great blessing and wants to help others get back to eating simply with fresh and local seasonal foods. Her favorite place is in the pasture with her goats, but she also enjoys spending time in the kitchen, photography, music, a really good cup of coffee, and blogging at The Life Of Linz.

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  1. Jenny says

    May 21, 2014 at 3:48 pm

    I love these recipes! I’m so glad to find something different and healthy. I enjoy our grapefruit kefir but I had been wanting to find something a little bit different to try. We just got a new grocery store in our small town and I noticed that they had Pellegrino so I’m going to give the lemon honey recipe a try over the weekend. I think it will be nice to have next week for Memorial Day. i may give it a shot of pomegranate. I like pom in just about anything. šŸ™‚

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  2. Dellaina says

    May 28, 2014 at 4:58 pm

    I can’t wait to try these! I have a question, though. How warm do you get the water/honey mixture and still maintain the raw of your honey? I melt raw honey into my cold brew coffee in a saucepan on the stove, but it never really gets warm. Will the basil and ginger still steep if the water/honey mixture isn’t warm? I’m sorry to ask what seems like a dumb question, but I don’t want to jump in and mess up. šŸ™‚

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    • Lindsey Proctor says

      June 2, 2014 at 5:14 pm

      That’s a great question – I never thought about it, but I guess that it doesn’t really remain raw after you heat it up. My advice would be to either heat it just enough to “melt” it in. I think the basil would steep as a cold brew but I’m not sure about the ginger. šŸ™‚

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2 Summer Spritzers | I love water, but there are times when water can get rather boring. When I'm in the mood for something with pizzazz, I go for one of my homemade spritzers. I love a drink with a little bit of fizz! In fact, it was the only reason I ever drank soda (in my pre-real food days, of course). Now, I whip up a refreshing drink comprised of simple ingredients like fruit, honey syrup, and sparkling water. Yum! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

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