Best Orange Mint Drink Recipes

Orange Mojito image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 4m

Yield 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 6

Steps:

Put the oranges, limes, sugar, and mint in a large rocks glass. Muddle the leaves and citrus by pressing them with a pestle or a wooden spoon until juicy and fragrant. Add the rum and ice. Cover with a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously, or stir, until combined and chilled, about 30 seconds. (In general, by the time the shaker mists up the drink is ready.) Serve.

Spicy Orange-Mint Mocktail image

Provided by Priyanka Shah

Time 10m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 medium oranges
1 cup water
5 leaves fresh mint, or more to taste
1 lemon, juiced
⅛ teaspoon black salt (kala namak), or more to taste
⅛ teaspoon powdered sugar, or to taste
½ cup ice as needed
2 slices jalapeno pepper, or more to taste

Steps:

Peel oranges, removing threads and seeds. Cut roughly into cubes.
Transfer oranges into a blender with water, 3 mint leaves, lemon juice, black salt, and powdered sugar. Blend until smooth.
Strain into a large glass over ice. Add jalapeno. Taste and adjust salt and sugar as needed. Stir continuously, 10 to 15 times. Add remaining mint leaves as garnish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 184 calories, Carbohydrate 52.3 g, Fat 0.8 g, Fiber 13.5 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 304.5 mg, Sugar 32 g

Orange-Mint Margarita image

Provided by Riley Wofford

Time 15m

Yield Serves 4 to 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup fresh mint leaves
3 ounces fresh orange juice, plus thinly sliced orange rounds for garnish
2 ounces fresh lime juice
4 1/2 ounces chilled tequila blanco
1 1/2 ounces orange liqueur
Coarse salt, for glasses
Chilled seltzer

Steps:

In a pitcher, muddle mint with orange juice and lime juice. Add tequila and orange liqueur. Fill with ice and stir until cold.
To serve, dip rims of glasses in a shallow bowl of water, followed by a shallow bowl of salt to coat. Pour margarita into glasses and top with chilled seltzer. Serve with mint sprigs and orange wheels.