Mixed Citrus Spritzer Recipes

CITRUS SPRITZERS

Steps:

• In large pitcher, mix cold water, orange juice concentrate, grapefruit juice concentrate and sparkling water.
• Serve spritzers over ice. Garnish each serving with orange slice and mint leaf.

SARAH'S CITRUS SPRITZER

Steps:

• Bring sugar, water, lemon zest, orange zest, and basil to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and allow simple syrup to cool, 15 to 30 minutes.
• Pour lemon juice and orange juice into a high-speed blender (such as a Vitamix®). Add strawberries and simple syrup. Blend on low speed (1), then slowly increase speed to high (10) and blend until pureed, about 45 seconds.
• For each drink, fill an old fashioned glass with ice. Pour 1/4 cup strawberry puree over top and fill with seltzer water.

GINA'S CITRUS WINE SPRITZER

Steps:

• Add the white wine to a wine glass filled with ice. Top with the club soda and add citrus wheels. Stir and enjoy.

CITRUS SPRITZER

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, combine juices and sugar; stir well to dissolve sugar. When ready to serve, add seltzer; stir gently to combine. Serve over crushed ice; add vodka (if using), and garnish with citrus slices, if desired.

CITRUS SPRITZER

Steps:

• Bring water, rosemary and lemon peel to boil in saucepan; cook 1 min. Remove from heat. Let stand 10 min.
• Use slotted spoon to remove rosemary and lemon peel from pan; discard rosemary and lemon peel. Cool infused water to room temperature.
• Add infused water to drink mix in 2-qt. glass or plastic pitcher; stir until dissolved.
• Stir in seltzer just before serving over ice.

SPICY CITRUS REFRESHER

Steps:

• Juice limes and 6 oranges into a large pitcher. (You should have about ¾ cup lime juice and 1¼ cups orange juice.) Discard lime rinds and half of the orange rinds. Cut remaining orange rinds into quarters and place in a large saucepan.
• Coarsely chop 1 jalapeño and add to orange rinds along with sugar and salt. Using a muddler or dowel-style rolling pin, muddle rinds until thoroughly smooshed and much of the sugar and salt is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Stir in 1 cup warm water and let sit at least 10 minutes and up to 1 hour.
• Strain orange mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into pitcher with juice, gently pressing with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible; discard solids. Thinly slice remaining orange and add to pitcher. Remove seeds from remaining jalapeño; thinly slice into rounds and add to pitcher.
• To serve, pour 2 oz. juice mixture into an ice-filled glass. Top off with club soda; stir to combine.
• Do Ahead: Juice mixture can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.

MIXED CITRUS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Mix together the vinegar, orange juice, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and lemon juice. Slowly add the olive oil while whisking vigorously. Add the walnuts and Romano cheese and stir. Season with salt and pepper.