5 Healthy Sangrias for the Summer
Red Sangria
Ingredients:
1 bottle of mid-range red wine
1/2 cup orange juice
2 peaches sliced (or swap for something seasonal)
1/2 cup strawberries sliced (or swap for something seasonal)
1 lemon, scrubbed and sliced
1 orange sliced
Directions:
Mix the wine with juice, add fruit.
Put in the fridge for up to a day and at least a few hours.
Fill glasses with ice and add sangria (making sure to get a piece or two of fruit in each glass)
Top off with sparkling water.
White Peach Sangria
Ingredients:
1 bottle white wine
2 peaches, sliced
2 kiwis, peeled and thinly sliced
1 cup raspberries
2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup to taste
1 (750 mL) bottle sparkling white wine
8 sprigs mint
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together in a large pitcher and leave it in the refrigerator for few hours to blend flavors.
Enjoy with ice!
Blood Orange Sangria
Ingredients:
6 blood oranges
2 bottles of Pinot Grigio
1 cup sparkling water
1/2 cup brandy (optional)
12 ounces of strawberries, sliced
1 pint of raspberries
1 apple, chopped
Directions:
Juice four of the blood oranges (or squeeze them by hand), discarding any seeds. Chop the remaining blood oranges into pieces.
In a large pitcher, combine the wine, brandy, blood orange juice, sparkling water, apples, strawberries, raspberries and blood oranges.
Stir well to combine.
Fill each glass with a few ice cubes, then add some of the fruit from the sangria.
Pour the sangria into each glass and serve!
Note: this definitely gets better as it sits, so you can make it ahead of time and store it in the fridge.
Pineapple Sangria
Ingredients:
1 pineapple, chopped
1 pint strawberries, chopped or left whole
2 limes, sliced
1 bottle of dry white wine, like Chardonnay
1 cup pineapple juice
1 cup sparkling wine or water
1/2 cup brandy (optional)
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, plus more for garnish
Directions:
Combine all ingredients together in a large pitcher, jar or bowl and sti.
Refrigerate for an hour or longer before serving.
Taste and if it’s too sweet for you, add a bit more water.
If you let this sit overnight, it will turn into a pretty shade of pink and delicious drink!
Sparkling Grapefruit Sangria
Ingredients:
1 bottle rose or white wine
1 bottle prosecco (or a dry champagne)
1 cup grapefruit juice
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 1/2 cups sliced strawberries
1 grapefruit, cut into chunks/slices
Directions:
Place fruit in a large pitcher
Combine remaining ingredients and pour on top.
Refrigerate an hour or so before serving.