Best Blackberry Cucumber Ginger Spritzer Recipes

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BLACKBERRY, CUCUMBER, GINGER SPRITZER



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Provided by Kelsey Nixon

Categories     beverage

Time P3DT1h15m

Yield 8 drinks

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups blackberries
2 cups sugar
2 cups apple cider vinegar
One 6-inch piece ginger, sliced into coins and smashed
2 mixed berry herbal tea bags
Ice
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup elderflower syrup
Seltzer water, to top off
24 slices cucumber (3 slices per drink), for garnish
8 thinly sliced ginger coins, for garnish
8 fresh mint sprigs, for garnish

Steps:

  • For the sipping vinegar: Mash the blackberries and sugar together in a bowl, cover and refrigerate for 2 days, stirring occasionally. Add the vinegar to the macerated blackberries and refrigerate for another day. Press the mixture through a fine mesh strainer, discarding the solids. Transfer your sipping vinegar to a container.
  • For the herbal tea: Combine the ginger and 2 1/2 cups water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the tea bags and turn off the heat. Let the mixture steep for 5 minutes, then strain and cool.
  • For the spritzer: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add 2 ounces blackberry sipping vinegar, 2 ounces cooled herbal tea, 1/2 ounce lemon juice and 1/2 ounce elderflower syrup. Shake vigorously and pour over a glass filled with ice. Top off with some seltzer and garnish with 3 cucumber slices, 1 ginger coin and a mint sprig. Repeat.

BLACKBERRY, CUCUMBER, GINGER SPRITZER



Blackberry, Cucumber, Ginger Spritzer image

Make and share this Blackberry, Cucumber, Ginger Spritzer recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Food.com

Categories     Beverages

Time P3DT1h15m

Yield 8 drinks

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups blackberries
2 cups sugar
2 cups apple cider vinegar
one 6-inch piece ginger, sliced into coins and smashed
2 mixed berry herbal tea bags
ice
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup elderflower syrup
seltzer water, to top off
24 slices cucumbers, for garnish (3 slices per drink)
8 thinly sliced ginger, coins for garnish
8 fresh mint sprigs, for garnish

Steps:

  • For the sipping vinegar:.
  • Mash the blackberries and sugar together in a bowl, cover and refrigerate for 2 days, stirring occasionally. Add the vinegar to the macerated blackberries and refrigerate for another day. Press the mixture through a fine mesh strainer, discarding the solids. Transfer your sipping vinegar to a container.
  • For the herbal tea:.
  • Combine the ginger and 2 1/2 cups water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the tea bags and turn off the heat. Let the mixture steep for 5 minutes, then strain and cool.
  • For the spritzer:.
  • Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add 2 ounces blackberry sipping vinegar, 2 ounces cooled herbal tea, 1/2 ounce lemon juice and 1/2 ounce elderflower syrup. Shake vigorously and pour over a glass filled with ice. Top off with some seltzer and garnish with 3 cucumber slices, 1 ginger coin and a mint sprig. Repeat.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 274.9, Fat 0.2, Sodium 20.6, Carbohydrate 68.1, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 57, Protein 0.7

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