You can indulge with a bit less guilt and experience a fun new way to incorporate some of these superfoods into your life. Just don’t consider these substitutes for smoothies, and keep it to one drink a day for women, two a day for men.
Here are five superfood cocktails we especially like..
Chia Fresca Cocktail
Things you need..
- 1 1/2 ounces Vida Mezcal
- 1 ounce Aperol
- 1 ounce fresh pineapple juice
- 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
- 1/4 ounce simple syrup
- 2-3 dashes saline solution
- 1 bar spoon hydrated chia seeds, see below
- Combine all ingredients except chia seeds into a shaker tin and add ice. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds.
- Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube and garnish with a barspoon of chia on top of the ice cube.
Hydrate in cold water in advance by combining 1 part chia and 4 parts water, then letting rest for about 10 minutes to soften.
195 calories, 5 g sugars
Blueberry Mojito
Things you need..
- 1 cup fresh blueberries, plus extra for garnish
- 4 oz white rum
- 10 fresh mint leaves
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- Juice of 2 limes
- 6 oz club soda
- Ice
- In a food processor or blender, puree blueberries until smooth. Set aside.
- Add mint leaves and sugar to a cocktail shaker. Use a muddler (or the end of a wooden spoon) to muddle the mint and sugar.
- Add the lime juice, rum and pureed blueberries: shake vigorously.
- Pour ice and club soda into two tall glasses and then pour in rum mixture. Gently stir.
- Garnish with a lime wedge, extra blueberries and a sprig of mint. Serve immediately.
188 calories, 11 g sugars
Pomegranate Martini
Things you need..
- 1 1/2 cups pomegranate juice
- 2 ounces lemon vodka or white tequila
- 1 ounce Cointreau liquor
- Cup of ice
- Splash of sparkling water (optional)
- Squeeze of lemon (optional)
- Shake ingredients in a shaker.
- Put in chilled martini glasses.
- Put pomegranate fruit into glass as garnish.
Green Mar-tea-ni
Things you need..
- 2 ounces vodka
- 1 ounce chilled green tea
- Cucumber, sliced, for garnish (optional)
- Combine vodka and tea in a martini shaker with ice and shake until chilled.
- Pour into a martini glass and garnish with a slice of cucumber.
Watermelon Basil Mojito
Things you need..
- 2 oz light or silver rum
- 1 oz lime juice
- 1 oz simple syrup
- 3 basil leaves, one for garnish
- 0.25 cup fresh chopped watermelon
- Splash of club soda
Step-by step..
- In a glass, muddle fresh watermelon and basil with lime juice and simple syrup.
- Add rum.
- Top with crushed ice and a splash of club soda.
- Garnish and serve.
