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Sparkling Vietnamese Limeade

This Sparkling Vietnamese Limeade is a light-citrus bubbly beverage perfect for sipping on a warm summers day.

Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 64 kcal
Course: Drinks , Bread
Cuisine: Vietnamese

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • ½ cup very hot water
  • 1 Handful of fresh mint
  • 8 limes
  • sea salt or kosher salt
  • 1 cup sparkling water divided

Instructions

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  1. In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar and the hot water until the sugar dissolves.
  2. Place a few mint leaves at the bottom of a pitcher and crush with a muddler or large wooden spoon.
  3. Juice the limes into the pitcher, add the sugar water.
  4. Take a lime wedge and cut a slit in the wedge. Then rub around the rim of the glass. Dip it into salt. Add ice to the glass and then pour in the limeade and top with a quarter cup of sparkling water. Repeat until all glasses are filled. Enjoy.

Notes

  • If you want to kick it up notch add tequila or rum to taste or drink as Jaden suggests with a little gin!
  • Reprinted with permission from The Steamy Kitchen’s Healthy Asian Favorites, by Jaden Hair, copyright © 2013. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Random House, Inc.
  • Alcohol - If you want to kick it up notch add tequila or rum to taste or drink as Jaden suggests with a little gin!

Nutrition Information

Serving 4ounces Calories 64kcal (3%) Carbohydrates 20g (7%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 1g (2%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 1g Sodium 17mg (1%) Potassium 139mg (4%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 8g (16%) Vitamin A 78IU (2%) Vitamin C 39mg (43%) Calcium 49mg (5%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 64

% Daily Value*

Serving 4ounces
Calories 64kcal 3%
Carbohydrates 20g 7%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 17mg 1%
Potassium 139mg 3%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 8g 16%
Vitamin A 78IU 2%
Vitamin C 39mg 43%
Calcium 49mg 5%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.