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Recipe: Strawberry Basil Sangria
Unlike many sangrias, this one is designed to showcase the wine, not cover it up.
Tue, Dec 18 2012 at 11:41 AM
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Photo: Jaymi Heimbuch
Made with Cline Cellar's Cool Climate Chardonnay, this sangria is crisp and refreshing. I added basil to this recipe for a few reasons but mostly to give the drink a clean finish. And unlike most sangria, where the recipe is designed to cover up bad wine, this is quite the opposite. It was designed to showcase it. Enjoy!
Prep time: 5 minutes Total time: 15 minutes
Yield: 1 pitcher
Strawberry Basil Sangria
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound fresh strawberries
- 1 apple
- 1 ounce fresh whole basil leaves
- 1 bottle Cline Cellar Cool Climate Chardonnay
- 1/2 cup organic sugar
- 1 cup club soda
- 1 cup white grape juice
Cooking directions
- Trim and thinly slice the strawberries.
- Slice and dice the apple into very small bits.
- Score the basil leaves with a fork. I did this instead of cutting the leaves into strips as I did not want my guests choking on basil while trying to enjoy this drink. Just rub the basil leaves gently with a fork in order to release their flavor in the sangria.
- Layer the fruit, sugar and basil in a large pitcher and let sit for about 10 minutes. This is just to let the sugar absorb the juices from the basil and the fruit. You'll see it turn a bit red.
- Add the club soda first and then the remaining liquids. Stir well and serve.
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This story was originally written for TreeHugger. Copyright 2012.
Photo credits: Sangria, strawberries: Jerry James Stone
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Superb drink!! Taste of strawberry got double .A very shiny beverage containing all the richness of strawberry and apple without any sugar ratio. Must try..
Sounds yummie. How about getting more natural and healthy taste by avoiding sugar. Try using stevia (plant based sweetener) instead, it will taste equally good and will be healthier for you.
Thank you....did this weekend for a cook ou and it was a Big Hit. Did use sparkling grape juice in lieu of the sugar, grape juice and club soda....also used more wine :)
Made this on Sunday. Used fresh basil out of my garden. It was fantastic. Instead of white grape juice AND club soda, I used Welch's Sparkling white grape juice. Man-O-Man was it delicious. Can't wait until I have some company as I am sure everyone will enjoy it.
I would substitute club soda for a sweet sparkling wine and leave out the sugar!
Wow this really is a yummie and very sunshiny happy drink, thanks! By the way, we very well survived the finely cut basil. It does stick between the teeth though, but hey, who cares about that when a drink tastes that good?
Oh and for the green police: after finishing the sangria, we took our bikes to the next party, instead of the car. So I'd say we might have had a CO2 neutral sangria. :-)
Happy greetings from sunny Amsterdam.