- Serves: 4; 1 cup per serving.
Description
For a smoothie-like drink, use equal amounts of strawberry mixture and club soda.
Ingredients
- 6 fresh mint leaves
- 1 pound strawberries (about 2 cups)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Grated zest of 1 medium lime (about 1 teaspoon)
- 2 tablespoons lime juice (1 to 2 medium limes)
- 4 cups club soda, sparkling water, or seltzer
- 6 lime wedges (optional)
- 6 mint sprigs (optional)
Cooking Instructions
Chop mint leaves into very small pieces.
Stem and halve strawberries. Put in a food processor or blender and process until smooth.
Add sugar, lime zest, lime juice, and chopped mint leaves; process until blended.
To serve, pour 1/3 cup strawberry mixture and 2/3 cup club soda into each glass; add ice and stir. Garnish with a lime wedge and mint sprig.
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per serving
- Calories Per Serving
- 135
- Total Fat
- 0.5 g
- Saturated Fat
- 0.0 g
- Trans Fat
- 0.0 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 0.0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 0.0 g
- Cholesterol
- 0 mg
- Sodium
- 26 mg
- Carbohydrates
- 35 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sugar
- 31 g
- Protein
- 1 g
1/2 fruit, 1 other carbohydrate
This recipe is reprinted with permission from the American Heart Association Meals in Minutes Cookbook, Copyright © 2002 by the American Heart Association. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. Available from booksellers everywhere
