The holiday season may be drawing to a close but that doesn’t mean you need to forgo celebratory food and drinks. Sangria is typically served in the summer months as a refreshing treat in the heat typically consisting of red wine and sliced seasonal fruits. You know how much I love using seasonal produce and this winter sangria is no exception. Citrus is big right now as it reaches maturity in the colder months.
Nutrition:
Pomegranate: Pomegranate is a seasonal fruit and one of the few fruits in which you are meant to eat the seeds! Providing up to 18% of your daily vitamin K intake, this vitamin is important for blood clotting and bone strength.
Red Wine: Red wine has a leg up on other alcoholic beverages because of its antioxidant capacity. Resvertrol is one powerful antioxidant found in this drink which is linked to longevity and lowering of LDL cholesterol.
- 1 orange, washed and sliced into thin rounds
- 1 apple, washed and sliced into thin rounds
- 1/2 cup pomegranate arils
- 3 cups red wine
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
- 1 cup sparkling water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Add your sliced fruit, pomegranate arils and cinnamon stick to a large pitcher.
- Pour in your red wine, orange juice and sparkling water.
- Stir to combine and refrigerate for at least 5 hours.
- Remove cinnamon stick and serve cold.
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