Diet Detective: Summer Drink Recipes for 2015 (2024)

Grapefruit Ginger Margarita

Recipe by Hope Cohen, author of Fast, Fresh + Simple

1 Serving

3 ice cubes
1 1/2 fluid ounces (3 tablespoons) reposado tequila
3/4 fluid ounce (1 1/2 tablespoons) ginger liqueur, such as Canton
2 fluid ounces (1/4 cup) freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice
1 fluid ounce (2 tablespoons) fresh lime juice
3 (1/4-inch) slices fresh ginger root
Grapefruit rind for garnish

Put ice in a co*cktail shaker or mixing glass. Add tequila, ginger liqueur, grapefruit juice, lime juice and ginger slices, and shake well until extremely chilled. Strain into a chilled glass and garnish with the grapefruit rind. Serve and enjoy.

Calories per serving: 204

Strawberry-Banana Protein Smoothie

Recipe by editors at EatingWell magazine (May/June 2015) and The Eating Well Test Kitchen

1 Serving

1 cup hulled strawberries, fresh or frozen
1/2 medium banana
1/2 cup diced mango, fresh or frozen
1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon natural nut butter, such as cashew or almond
1 tablespoon ground flaxseed (flaxmeal)
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 ice cubes or 1/2 cup water

Combine strawberries, banana, mango, yogurt, nut butter, flaxseed, vanilla and ice cubes (or water) in a blender. Puree until smooth.

Calories per serving: 359
Note: This drink is a meal replacement

Healthy Green Juice

Recipe provided by allrecipes.com, submitted by PageLeeNC 3 of 9

2 Servings

2 green apples, halved
4 stalks celery, leaves removed
1 cucumber
6 kale leaves
1/2 lemon, peeled
1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger

Process green apples, celery, cucumber, kale, lemon and ginger through a juicer.

Calories per serving: 143

Sam-neni

Recipe by Samantha Heller, author of The Only Cleanse: A 14-Day Natural Detox Plan to Jump-Start a Lifetime of Health (Countryman Press, 2015)

1 Serving

8 ounces sparkling wine
2 tablespoons pureed fresh or frozen strawberries

Combine sparkling wine and pureed strawberries.
You can skip the sparkling wine and add the pureed strawberries to seltzer for a delicious, non-alcoholic beverage.

Calories per serving: 100

Raspberry-Rosemary Martini (R ’n R)

Recipe from the culinary experts at Miraval Resort & Spa in Tucson, Ariz. 5 of 9

1 Serving

2 ounces Stolichnaya vodka
4-6 raspberries
Leaves from 1/2 a rosemary sprig
5 ounces ?Triple Sec
Lime juice
Splash of Cranberry Juice
3 raspberries or 1/2 rosemary sprig for garnish
Ice

Combine vodka, raspberries, and rosemary in a co*cktail shaker. Muddle ingredients together, add ice. Add the triple sec, lime juice, cranberry and shake. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with raspberries or the other half of the rosemary sprig.

Calories per serving: 259

Chocolate Lover's Martini

Recipe from DrinksMixer.com 6 of 9

1 Serving

1 1/2 ounces vodka
1 1/2 ounces Bailey's Irish cream
1 1/2 ounces white creme de cacao
1 tablespoon chocolate syrup

Pour all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice, then pour into martini glass.

Calories per serving: 468

Vodka Collins

Recipe from DrinksMixer.com 7 of 9

1 Serving

2 ounces vodka
Juice from 1/2 a lemon
1 teaspoon powdered sugar
Carbonated water

Shake vodka, lemon juice and powdered sugar with ice and strain into a glass. Add several ice cubes, fill with carbonated water, and stir.

Calories per serving: 164

Strawberry-Ginger co*cktail

Healthy recipe from the chefs and mixologists of Earthbound Farm

4 Servings

1 1/2 cups chopped strawberries (plus 4 whole berries for garnish)
2 tablespoons extra-fine sugar
2 slices peeled fresh ginger (each about the size of a quarter) chopped
1/3 cup vodka (or more to taste)
1 1/2 cups crushed ice
12 ounces chilled ginger beer

Place the chopped strawberries, sugar, ginger and vodka in a blender and pur?e until smooth, stopping the machine to scrape down the sides as needed .

Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher. Add the ice and ginger beer to the pitcher and stir to combine. Divide the mixture among four glasses and garnish each serving with a strawberry. Serve immediately.

Calories per serving: 111

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