7/6/11

Summer Cocktails!

During the warm summer days it is tough to resist meeting friends for outdoor cocktails. Here are some recipes so you can host a healthier cocktail party!

White Peach Sangria
1 oz Seltzer
4 oz dry white wine
1 oz Peach Juice or Nectar
Fresh peach slices and berries
Pour wine over peaches and berries, add juice and stir. Top with seltzer.

Nutritional Information
Calories: 120 Fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 11g Sugar: 3g Fiber: 2g Protein: 0g

 Mojito
1.5 light rum
6 oz seltzer or club soda
fresh mint leaves (torn)
1.5 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon agave nectar or honey
lime wedge (garnish)
Muddle mint, lime juice and sweetener in the bottom of a tall glass, pour rum and seltzer over ice, garnish with lime wedge and spring of mint.

Nutritional Information
Calories: 125 Fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 5g Sugar: 3g Fiber: 1g Protein: 0g

Pomegranate Margarita
1.5 oz tequila 
1 oz lemon juice
1 oz pomegranate juice
Splash of orange liquor (optional)
Mix together and serve over crushed ice, garnish with a lime

Nutritional Information
Calories: 155 Fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 12g Sugar: 5g Fiber: 0g Protein: 0g

Bloody Mary
1.5 oz Vodka
6 oz Tomato Juice (or V8)
Splash of lemon juice
Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, pepper and horseradish to taste
Garnish with celery stalk and lemon wedge

Nutritional Information
Calories: 141 Fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 12g Sugar: 8g Fiber: 1g Protein: 1g

Raspberry-Lime Spritzer
1 oz raspberry flavored vodka
6 oz lime seltzer
Pour over ice and garnish with lime wedge and fresh berries

Nutritional Information
Calories: 65 Fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 1g Sugar: 0g Fiber: 0g Protein: 0g

Grapefruit and Ginger cooler
1.5 oz regular or grapefruit flavored vodka
4 oz diet ginger ale
2 oz grapefruit juice 
Sprig of mint for garnish

Nutritional Information
Calories: 118 Fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 3g Sugar: 3g Fiber: 1g Protein: 0g

Watermelon Slushie
1 oz vodka
1/2 oz triple sec
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
Fresh watermelon cubed
Ice
Combine watermelon and ice in a blender, stir in vodka, triple sec and lemon juice 

Nutritional Information
Calories: 153 Fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 13g Sugar: 11g Fiber: 1g Protein: 1g

Cucumber- Mint Martini
1 oz vodka
Several chunks of cucumber muddled with fresh mint leaves
1 teaspoon agave nectar or honey
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
Mint for garnish
Shake with ice, strain and serve in martini glass

Nutritional Information
Calories: 97 Fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 9g Sugar: 6g Fiber: 0g Protein: 0g

Basil Gimlet
3 to 4 basil leaves, chopped
1.5 oz gin
1/2 teaspoon agave nectar or honey
1 oz fresh lime juice
Shake with ice, strain and serve in a martini glass

Nutritional Information
Calories: 115 Fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 5g Sugar: 3g Fiber: .5g Protein: 0g

Tropical Refresher
1 oz fresh lime juice
1.5 oz  white rum
1/2 teaspoon agave nectar or honey
2 oz mango, papaya or pineapple purée 
Splash of club soda

Nutritional Information
Calories: 156 Fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 14g Sugar: 10g Fiber: 1.5g Protein: 0g


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