Mixed Citrus Spritzer Recipes

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• Bring water, rosemary and lemon peel to boil in saucepan; cook 1 min. Remove from heat. Let stand 10 min.
• Use slotted spoon to remove rosemary and lemon peel from pan; discard rosemary and lemon peel. Cool infused water to room temperature.
• Add infused water to drink mix in 2-qt. glass or plastic pitcher; stir until dissolved.
• Stir in seltzer just before serving over ice.

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• Add the white wine to a wine glass filled with ice. Top with the club soda and add citrus wheels. Stir and enjoy.

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• In a pitcher, combine the pineapple juice, lemon juice and extracts; chill. Just before serving, stir in carbonated water. Serve over ice.

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• Juice limes and 6 oranges into a large pitcher. (You should have about ¾ cup lime juice and 1¼ cups orange juice.) Discard lime rinds and half of the orange rinds. Cut remaining orange rinds into quarters and place in a large saucepan.
• Coarsely chop 1 jalapeño and add to orange rinds along with sugar and salt. Using a muddler or dowel-style rolling pin, muddle rinds until thoroughly smooshed and much of the sugar and salt is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Stir in 1 cup warm water and let sit at least 10 minutes and up to 1 hour.
• Strain orange mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into pitcher with juice, gently pressing with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible; discard solids. Thinly slice remaining orange and add to pitcher. Remove seeds from remaining jalapeño; thinly slice into rounds and add to pitcher.
• To serve, pour 2 oz. juice mixture into an ice-filled glass. Top off with club soda; stir to combine.
• Do Ahead: Juice mixture can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.

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• Bring sugar, water, lemon zest, orange zest, and basil to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and allow simple syrup to cool, 15 to 30 minutes.
• Pour lemon juice and orange juice into a high-speed blender (such as a Vitamix®). Add strawberries and simple syrup. Blend on low speed (1), then slowly increase speed to high (10) and blend until pureed, about 45 seconds.
• For each drink, fill an old fashioned glass with ice. Pour 1/4 cup strawberry puree over top and fill with seltzer water.

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• Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher and refrigerate 2-6 hours.
• Pour into glasses and to with seltzer.

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• Preheat barbecue and lightly oil grill.
• Slice one lemon and one orange into 1/2-inch thick slices. Divide the citrus slices between the 6 skewers. Cut remaining citrus fruits in half.
• Grill citrus slices untl caramelized and marked on both sides, about 2 minutes per side; remove. Grill citrus halves cut side down until well-caramelized and warm 5-8 minutes.
• Squeeze and strain the juice from the grilled halves into a pitcher. Stir in honey and a pinch of salt until dissolved. Add cranberry cocktail, wine, carbonated water and ice. To serve put a citrus swizzle stick and a mint sprig in each glass.