When I lived in Saudi Arabia, every restaurant served this refreshing, cooling drink. Alcohol is banned in Saudi so the Saudi Cocktail aka Saudi Champagne was a nice alternative.
Ingredients
- apple juice, chilled
- sparkling water, chilled
- 1 red apple
- 1 orange
- 1 lemon
- mint sprigs
- ice
Directions
- core and slice the apple into discs, keeping the skin on
- slice the orange and lemon, medium thickness
- layer the fruit in a large glass pitcher and top with mint sprigs and a few loose mint leaves
- add the apple juice and leave in the fridge for 30 minutes to infuse the flavours
- just before serving, add the sparkling water and ice
- ** 2 parts juice to 1 part sparkling water **
You can use soda instead of sparkling water or lemonade if you have a sweet tooth.
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