Pomegranate Ginger Champagne Cocktail
This pomegranate ginger cocktail has a zippy ginger simple syrup and served with sweet and spicy crystalized ginger.
Servings: 1 Martini
Calories: 212kcal
Ingredients
Cocktail
- ½ cup pomegranate juice
- 1 oz ginger simple syrup See recipe here
- 1 oz orange liquor such as Cointreau
- Sparkling wine or sparkling water
- Pomegranate seeds for garnish
- 1 orange peel for garnish
- Ice
Crystallized Ginger
- 1 piece of fresh ginger peeled and sliced thin, about 2 knobs worth
- 1 ½ cups sugar + more for dusting
- 1 ½ cups water
Instructions
- In a shaker, add ice, pomegranate juice, ginger syrup and orange liquor. Shake well and pour into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with pomegranate seeds, orange peel and top with a splash of sparkling wine or sparkling water.
- To make the crystallized ginger: In a small pot, add the water and sugar and bring to a boil. Add the peeled ginger and allow the ginger to cook in the sugar syrup for 20 minutes.
- When done, ginger should be tender. Gently pour onto a parchment lined baking sheet and allow to cool for 10 minutes, then roll ginger in reserved sugar so it coast all over evenly.
- Serve with cocktail or save in an air tight container or give as a gift!
Nutrition
Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 29mg | Potassium: 285mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 0.2IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg