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Grapefruit Sparkling Water

By Katherine Sacks

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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Jennifer Ophir

Forget about buying canned sparkling water. Making your own flavored refresher is easy, with grapefruit peel for tons of floral flavor and grapefruit juice for a hint of sweetness.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    5 minutes

  • Yield

    Makes 1

Ingredients

1½ cups sparkling water
2 2x1" grapefruit peels
2 teaspoons fresh grapefruit juice

Preparation

  1. Pour sparkling water into a glass filled with ice. Twist 1 grapefruit peel and rub rim of glass. Drop both peels into glass. Stir in grapefruit juice and serve.

TagsCold DrinkBeveragesPitcher DrinkGrapefruitCitrusFruitNut FreeGluten FreeDairy FreeVeganVegetarianEasyQuickEpicurious

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