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Thursday, June 23, 2011

My Favorite Sangria Recipes for Summer

Ali's 4th of July Sangria
3 bottles Sauvignon Blanc
8 oz Vodka
1 bottle White Cranberry Juice
2 cup blueberries
2 cup raspberries
2 sliced lemons
Preparation:
Mix wine, vodka and cranberry juice in a large pitcher.  Add fruit to your liking, reserve some for garnish.  Chill in fridge for minimum 3 hours.  Serve over ice.
Makes approximately 20-25 servings, depending on who's drinking :)


Traditional Red Wine Sangria
1 bottle of red wine
1 lemon cut into wedges
1 orange cut into wedges
1 lime cut into wedges
2 tbsp. sugar
splash of orange juice
2 shots of gin
1 cup of raspberries or strawberries
1 small can of diced pineapples (with juice)
4 cups ginger ale
Preparation:
Pour wine into pitcher, squeeze juice from lemon, orange and lime wedges into wine, then drop in wedges.  Add pineapple, sugar, orange juice and gin.  Chill overnight.  Add ginger ale, berries and ice before serving.


Sparkling Sangria
1 cup brandy
1/2 cup orange liqueur
1/4 cup sugar, super fine
1 orange, thinly sliced
1 pint raspberries
1 lime, thinly sliced
1 lemon, thinly sliced
2 bottles sparkling wine or cava, chilled
Preparation:
In a large pitcher, combine the brandy, orange liqueur. Pour in the sugar, stir or shake the pitcher thoroughly to mix until the sugar dissolves.  Add all the fruit at once. Add the cava and serve as is or on ice.
Recipe courtesy Michael Chairello


Rose Sangria Spritzer
2 bottles cold rose wine
1 green apple, thinly sliced
1 orange, halved and thinly sliced
1 pint fresh raspberries
simple syrup, to taste
ice cubes
fresh mint leaves, for garnish
club soda, cold
Preparation:
Combine wine, apple, orange, raspberries in a pitcher, add simple syrup, to taste. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to 1 day. Serve over ice, garnish with mint and top with a few splashes of club soda, if desired.
Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay





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