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Winter Citrus Spritzer recipe
Winter Citrus Spritzer recipe

Winter Citrus Spritzer

by Adrianna Adarme on Dec 30, 2014

Mix oranges, Aperol, and champagne for a bright, citrus cocktail to ring in New Year's Eve. (Recipe Courtesy: Adrianna Adarme of the Fresh Tastes Blog).
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Beverage

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Christmas New Year's Eve Cocktails
Quick and Easy

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Ingredients

  • 4 cara cara oranges (other oranges like satsumas, blood oranges or naval will work great, too), halved
  • Ice, for glass
  • 8 ounces Aperol
  • 12 ounces Cava or Champagne

Instructions

  1. Using a vegetable peeler, remove slices of the peel; we’ll use this for garnish. Squeeze the oranges and run the juice through a sieve and discard the pulp. (Of course, if you like pulp, then skip this step!)
  2. Add ice to each glass. Divide the orange juice amongst the four glasses; pour two ounces of Aperol in each glass. And then top each drink with Cava or Champagne, about 3 ounces per glass. Garnish with an orange peel.

If you're lucky, you're seeing beautiful winter citrus beginning to pop up at the markets. It's like nature knows we need a bit of brightness in the winter. A little sunshine in fruit form. This cocktail is perfect for New Year's Eve. I'm not a big party-goer on New Year's. I usually like to stick close to home or head to a friend's house for a chill dinner with a small group. This year, I'm opting for the later and I've been on the lookout for a cocktail that I can make quickly and one that won't leave me hammered before midnight. If you've never had Aperol, you're in for a treat. It falls in the category of an aperitif.

You can drink it on its own, much like you would with Lillet (one of my favorites), but I usually like to mix it with ingredients to make it a bit more interesting. In this instance I juiced a few cara cara oranges, mixed in a bit of Aperol and finished it with a healthy pour of Cava (Spanish champagne). It's refreshing, goes down easy and it's pretty easy on the eyes... that color!

Wishing you a happy and healthy new year!

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About the Author
Adrianna Adarme

Adrianna Adarme is an author, enthusiastic home cook and food blogger who lives in Los Angeles, California. In 2009 she started her blog, A Cozy Kitchen, which has become a place people visit to hear entertaining anecdotes about daily life and to find delicious, comforting recipes from Adrianna's kitchen. A Cozy Kitchen has garnered attention from various publications and blogs, including features and write-ups from The Los Angeles Times, Refinery29, Saveur Magazine, Oh Joy, Rachel Zoe's Zoe Report and NBC Latino.

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