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Recipe: Morning mojito
By Mayo Clinic staffOriginal Article: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy-recipes/RE00078
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Dietitian's tip: The traditional mojito is created with a sweet syrup flavored with fresh lime juice and crushed fresh mint. This citrusy nonalcoholic version also includes orange and grapefruit juices.
Serves 6
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup dark honey
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/2 cup firmly packed fresh mint leaves
- 2 cups fresh grapefruit juice, chilled
- 2 cups fresh orange juice, chilled
- 2 teaspoons grated lime zest
- 1 lime, cut into 6 slices
Directions
In a small saucepan, combine the honey and lime juice. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Add the mint leaves and remove from the heat. Steep the honey mixture for 5 minutes, then pass the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve placed over a bowl, pressing down lightly on the leaves with the back of a wooden spoon. Refrigerate the syrup until cold.
In a large pitcher, combine the mint syrup, grapefruit and orange juices, and lime zest. Stir until the syrup is dissolved.
Pour into tall, chilled glasses and garnish each glass with a lime slice.
Nutritional analysis per serving
| Serving size: About 3/4 cup | |||
| Calories | 168 | Sodium | 3 mg |
| Total fat | 0 g | Total carbohydrate | 41 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g | Dietary fiber | < 1 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g | Sugars | 23 g |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0 g | Protein | 1 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | ||
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