Spicy Citrus Refresher Recipes

CITRUS REFRESHER

Steps:

• Sieve the orange juice to ensure there is no pulp and pour into a serving jug.
• Place the limes, sugar and mint into a cocktail shaker and muddle to get as much juice as possible. You should get about 1/4 - 1/3 of a cup of juice.
• Strain and pour into the orange juice.
• Add the gin to the mixture.
• Add crushed ice to your glasses and top with the cocktail.
• Serve immediately.

SPICY CITRUS REFRESHER

Steps:

• 1. Place Tajín seasoning in a shallow dish. Rub rim of a 14-oz. glass with lime wedge. Dip rim in seasoning.
• 2. Muddle jalapeño slices, gingerroot slices, and Key lime juice in a 1-cup glass measuring cup.
• 3. Transfer to prepared glass. Add grapefruit juice, orange juice, and agave. If desired, add Key lime slices; stir to combine.
• 4. Add ice to glass and top with grapefruit sparkling water; stir to combine. Thread orange slices on cocktail pick for garnish, if desired.

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.

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.