Minty Lime Mimosas

This variation of the basic mimosa adds lime juice and a minted sugar syrup to the mix of orange juice and champagne.

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 6-8 large mint leaves, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup unsweetened lime juice
• 1 cup orange juice
• Champange, chilled
• Lime slices for garnish

Method

Heat sugar and water just to boiling. Turn off heat and add mint leaves to the sugar and water mixture. Let steep until syrup is cooled. Strain out mint leaves and cool syrup in fridge. In a large pitcher, combine mint syrup, lime juice and orange juice. Pour about 1/2 cup of mixture into each glass and fill remainder of glass up with champagne (about 1/2 to 3/4 cup, depending on the glass.) Garnish with lime slice.

Notes: Very elegant and refreshing for a Sunday brunch. Works best in champagne flutes or martini glasses.

Number of servings: 6

Submitted By: KLMyers
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