Lemongrass Grape Cocktail
Ingredients
Lemongrass Simple Syrup:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 3-4 stalks lemongrass trimmed, halved, inner cores cut into 1-inch pieces, chopped
Cocktail:
- 1/2 cup Grapes from California cold
- 2 slices fresh ginger
- 1 cup ice
- 2 ounces vodka
- 1 1/2 ounces lemongrass simple syrup
- 1/2 ounce lime juice
- frozen Grapes from California for garnish
- lemongrass stalk trimmed, for garnish
Instructions
To make lemongrass simple syrup:
- In heavy, small saucepan, combine sugar and water. Bring to simmer over medium heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved; add lemongrass pieces and simmer 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat. When cool, cover and refrigerate up to 2 weeks.
To make cocktail:
- In shaker, muddle cold grapes and ginger. Add ice, vodka, lemongrass simple syrup and lime juice; shake well. Pour into glass over ice and garnish with frozen grapes and lemongrass stalk.
Notes
Note: For mocktail, replace vodka with seltzer water.
Nutritional information per serving: 270 calories; 1 g protein; 37 g carbohydrates; 0 g fat; 0 mg cholesterol; 0 mg sodium; 1 g fiber.