Guava Fresca With Mint And Ginger Recipes

GUAVA FRESCA WITH MINT AND GINGER

Steps:

• Combine sugar, mint, ginger, and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Let cool completely. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve.
• Stir together mint syrup and guava juice in a pitcher; chill. Fill glasses with ice and 1/3 cup guava mixture. Top with seltzer. Add mint sprigs and a shot of liquor to each. Stir once. Serve immediately.

CUCUMBER AGUA FRESCA WITH MINT AND GINGER

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the mint leaves, sugar and salt, and crush them all together using a fork or the back of a wooden spoon just until the mint is bruised. Pour in the hot water, and stir until the sugar and salt dissolve. Allow the mixture to steep for 5 minutes while you prepare the cucumbers.
• Combine the cucumbers and ginger in a blender. Zest the lime right over the blender, then halve it and squeeze in its juice. Pour in 1 cup room-temperature water and purée on high until smooth. Pour the purée through a fine-mesh strainer, pressing lightly on the solids with a spatula to extract the liquid. Discard the solids and pour the agua fresca into a medium pitcher.
• Pour the mint syrup through the same strainer into a container, pressing on the leaves to extract the liquid. Add ¼ cup strained syrup to the agua fresca. Taste and add more syrup or more lime juice to taste. Cover any leftover syrup and refrigerate for another use.
• Fill glasses with ice, pour in the agua fresca, garnish with mint and serve immediately.

FRESH MINT AND GINGER LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine chopped mint, ginger, and honey in medium bowl. Add boiling water. Let steep 30 minutes. Strain into 4-cup glass measuring cup, pressing on solids to extract liquid. Add lemon juice and enough cold water to measure 4 cups total. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Fill glasses with ice cubes. Add lemonade. Garnish with mint leaves and lemon slices and serve.

MINT-GINGER CAIPIROSKA

Steps:

• Muddle ginger with sugar in a glass. Add mint sprigs. Muddle until fragrant. Add vodka and ice. Garnish with mint. Stir.

GUAVA MOJITO

Steps:

• Muddle mint springs and sugar together in a measuring cup. Use this cup to measure the rum and juices so you rinse out all the yummy goodness.
• Place muddled mint and sugar in cocktail shaker half filled with ice, add rum and juices and shake 15 times.
• Strain into glass filled with ice. Dilute to desired strength with club soda. optional.
• Garnish with mint.

MANGO AGUA FRESCA WITH MINT

Steps:

• Combine sugar and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan and cook over low heat until the sugar melts, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool, about 15 minutes.
• Combine mangoes, the simple syrup (water and sugar mixture), lime juice, and 1 cup of water in the bowl of an electric blender; blend until smooth, then strain through a fine sieve into a pitcher. Add remaining water and fresh mint, stir, and chill for at least 2 hours before serving.

GINGER MINT MOJITO RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the lime rinds and sugar. Toss to coat the rinds with the sugar, then cover. Let sit, stirring every 45 minutes, for about 4 hours, or until the sugar is completely dissolved and there's syrup in the bottom of the bowl.
• Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth, pushing to extract as much liquid as possible. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 months.
• In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the rum, lime juice, simple syrup, and mint leaves. Shake vigorously for 20 seconds.
• Strain into a glass filled with ice and top with ginger beer.
• Garnish with the slice of lime and mint leaves.
• Enjoy!

FRESH MINT AND GINGER LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine chopped mint, ginger and honey in medium bowl; add boiling water and allow to steep for 30-40 minutes; strain into 4-cup glass measuring cup, pressing on solids to extract liquid; add lemon juice and enough cold water to measure 4 cups total.
• Fill glasses with ice cubes; add lemonade; garnish with mint leaves and fresh lemon slices.
• Note: If you like to 'tipple' (I know I do:-)), spike this with some vodka!!!