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| Pretty, Tasty & Refreshing! |
Ingredients:
2 cups strawberries, cleaned, stemmed and quartered
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
8 fresh small basil leaves
crushed ice**
16 ounces soda water
Optional Garnish:
2 whole strawberries, stems removed
Method:
Add the strawberries to a small bowl. Sprinkle the sugar over the berries. Add the vinegar and stir to mix and evenly coat the berries. Set aside.
To assemble to cocktails, choose two 10 to 12 ounce highball glasses. Add 2 heaping tablespoons of the balsamic strawberries to each glass.** Add 1 tablespoon of the balsamic syrup from the bottom of the bowl to each glass.
Add 4 basil leaves to each glass. Use a pestle or the handle of a wooden spoon to "muddle" (mash) the strawberries and basil thoroughly together.
Top with ice and soda water. If desired, cut a slit in the bottom of each strawberry and slide onto each glass for a garnish. Makes 2 mocktails
*Cubed ice may be substituted for the crushed ice.
**Save the remaining balsamic strawberies to make additional beverages or as a topping for yogurt, ice cream or topping for other desserts.
Notes:
For a spiked cocktail, add 2 ounces of white rum or vodka to beverage.
This simple drink is light and very refreshing ~ It is similar to a mojito and just as tasty!
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