Recipes

For the holidays or any other special occasion, here is a sparkling recipe that will make you happy! Cheers! 

Ingredients: 

• 250 mL (1 cup) water
• 125 mL (½ cup) sugar
• zest of one clementine
• 8 clementines
• Ice cubes
• Sparkling water
• Pomegranate seeds (optional)
• Rosemary sprigs (optional) 

 

Preparation:

1. Wash your clementines well. Use a zester or grater to peel a clementine. Grate only the orange layer of the peel. Keep the peel.
2. Cut the clementines in half and squeeze them. Keep the juice.
3. Place the water and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and let it boil for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and let it cool. What you get at this step is called a simple syrup.
4. Pour the juice and zest of the clementines into the simple syrup. This mixture becomes your base concentrate. Keep this concentrate in the refrigerator.
5. When you are ready to serve, fill a tall glass with ice cubes. Fill the glass to ⅓ full with the concentrate and then add sparkling water until the glass is full.
6. Stir and garnish your glass with a rosemary sprig and pomegranate seeds. 
    

Variations: 

• You can substitute any other citrus fruit for the clementines if you prefer! 
• If you want to serve more than one person at a time, you can make a pitcher of lemonade with the same proportions (lots of ice, ⅓ of concentrate and fill with sparkling water).