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Blood Orange Mojito (Emeril Lagasse) Recipe

Blood Orange Mojito (Emeril Lagasse) Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 blood orange, cut into 32 pieces
32 fresh small basil leaves
16 tsp natural raw cane sugar
8 to 10 cups small ice cubes
8 tbsp basil syrup, recipe follows, or simple syrup
2 cups light rum
2 cups seltzer water
sugar cane sticks, for garnishing
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup water
1 cup packed well-washed fresh basil leaves

Directions:

Place pieces of orange in each of 8 (12-ounce) rocks glasses, and top each glass with a couple basil leaves or a mint leaves. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of cane sugar in each glass and, using a muddler, crush the orange pieces while bruising the basil with the sugar. Fill each glass just below the rim with ice (about 1 to 1 1/4 cups in each glass). Add a tablespoon of the basil syrup and 1/4 cup of the rum to each of the glasses.
Use a shaker to vigorously shake the contents of the glass together for at least 30 seconds. Pour the mojito back in the glass, and top off the glass with seltzer or sparkling water. Place a sugar cane stick in each glass. Garnish each drink with 1 of the remaining basil or mint leaves. Serve immediately.
Basil Syrup:
Place the sugar and the water in a small saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally to help dissolve the sugar. Once the sugar has dissolved, remove the syrup from the heat, and add the basil leaves to the saucepan. Allow the syrup to sit for at least 1 hour before straining through a fine-mesh sieve. Discard the basil leaves. Store the syrup in an airtight container and place in the refrigerator until ready to use. Syrup will keep, refrigerated, for several weeks.
Yield: about 2 cups

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	369.46 Kcal (1547 kJ)
Calories from fat	2.44 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	0.27g	0%
Sodium	40.6mg	2%
Potassium	40.44mg	1%
Total Carbs	61.53g	21%
Sugars	58.75g	235%
Dietary Fiber	0.49g	2%
Protein	0.35g	1%
Vitamin C	9.1mg	15%
Iron	0.2mg	1%
Calcium	23.7mg	2%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	169.66 Kcal (710 kJ)
Calories from fat	1.12 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	0.12g	0%
Sodium	18.64mg	2%
Potassium	18.57mg	1%
Total Carbs	28.25g	21%
Sugars	26.98g	235%
Dietary Fiber	0.23g	2%
Protein	0.16g	1%
Vitamin C	4.2mg	15%
Iron	0.1mg	1%
Calcium	10.9mg	2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

7.3

Points
7

PointsPlus

Good Points

fat free,
saturated fat free,
very low sodium,
cholesterol free

Bad Points

High in Sugar

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