Blood Orange Mojito Mocktail Drink
A delicious non-alcoholic drink
It's blood orange season Baby!​
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What is your favourite fruit? One of my top 5 must be blood orange. I only had my first one last year as I never saw them here in the shops before.​ As a food blogger I was mainly interested in the visual aspects of the fruit, but it did surprise with its beautiful taste. Blood oranges are different from regular oranges. They have a sweet taste and in my opinion are not as sour. And man, that colour is just stunning! Each and every fruit is different and it is a surprise every time you cut one in half :)
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I started seeing blood oranges all over the internet a couple of weeks ago and since then I have been looking for them in all shops like crazy :D Last week I finally found some in a local store and I was so excited I can get creative again and come up with different recipes with vibrant colours from the blood oranges :) This delicious blood orange mojito mocktail drink recipe is the first one, but I have many more planned for you, so you want to stay tuned for those in the coming weeks :)
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I have a feeling that whenever there is a party everyone thinks about all kinds of alcoholic drink options and cocktails, but no one ever really bothers to search for some non-alcoholic options. Usually it is just some lemonade or juices for those who choose not to or cannot drink alcohol, which in my opinion is not very nice. We should also think about these guests and give them some delicious drink options to make them feel special and thought of :) That is why I created this delicious mocktail recipe and will be making more of these in the future. So you can keep all your guests happy :)
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You know what? With such a delicious non-alcoholic drink option, even those who drink alcohol might switch to a non-alcoholic drink :) Just saying, as it really is that good :)
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Enjoy Lovelies!
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RECIPE
Blood Orange Mojito Mocktail Drink
A delicious non-alcoholic drink
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​INGREDIENTS
(for 2 portions)
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about 4-6 branches fresh mint
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2tsp sugar + extra for the edge of the glass
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ice
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bitter lemon lemonade
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2 blood oranges + two slices for decoration (optional)
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DIRECTIONS
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Start by making the sugar edge for the glasses. Brush the edge of the glass with water, sprinkle some sugar into a plate and roll the edge of the glass in sugar.
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Add about one handful of fresh mint to each glass. Top with a teaspoon of sugar and crush the sugar with the mint a little using a pestle or a spoon.
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Half the blood oranges and squeeze the juice out of them.
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Fill the glass with ice.
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Fill about half of the glass full with the bitter lemon lemonade.
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Fill the rest of the glass with the freshly squeezed blood orange juice. Add more bitter lemon lemonade to fill the glass up until the top if needed.
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Mix with a spoon and serve right away.