10 tropical champagne Recipes

light rum, creme de banane, amaretto, coconut extract, prepared prepared sweet-and-sour mix, ice cubes, club soda

pineapple-mango juice, orange juice, cranberry juice, guava nectar, apple juice, sparkling wine, garnish: sliced star fruit and limes

sugar, water, chunks fresh pineapple (about 1), peeled and cored, chilled passion-fruit nectar or juice, chilled champagne

mango juice, sugar, lime, halved, fresh mint, champagne or 2 1/2 cups chilled sparkling water, chilled, lime slices and mint (to garnish)

gingerroot, peeled and roughly chopped, heavy cream, vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped, sugar, hawaiian golden pineapple, peeled, cored , and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices, ripe champagne mangoes, peeled, pitted , and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices, baby bananas, peeled and cut in 1/2, kiwi, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch thick slices, gooseberries, mint, leaves only and chopped, fresh pomegranate juice (from 1 11-oz pomegranate), sable bretons

limes, sliced thin, carambolas (star fruit, available at specialty produce markets), sliced thin crosswise, chilled 750-ml. bottle dry white wine, chilled 12-oz can mango nectar, mango, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, chilled 12-oz can ginger ale, chilled 750-ml. bottle champagne

limes, sliced thin, carambolas, sliced thin, crosswise (star fruit), dry white wine, mango nectar, mango, cut into 1/2 inch cubes, ginger ale, champagne

boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 4-oz portions, lime juice, freshly chopped cilantro leaves, chopped garlic, sugar, low-sodium soy sauce, ground szechuan pepper or crushed red pepper, freshly chopped mint leaves, butter lettuce leaves, diced mango, diced papaya, diced pineapple, toasted, lightly salted marcona almonds, recipe lemon-ginger vinaigrette , recipe follows, lemon-ginger vinaigrette, lemon juice, unseasoned rice wine vinegar, orange juice, champagne vinegar, lime juice, honey, fish sauce, fresh ginger root, grated and finely chopped, chopped shallots, chopped green onion, freshly chopped cilantro leaves, garlic, finely chopped, grated lemon zest, sesame oil, canola oil, ground black pepper, sesame seeds