Homemade Ginger-Cardamom Soda With Lime Recipe

Name: Homemade Ginger-Cardamom Soda With Lime Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 8 pods green cardamom, cracked; 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated; 1 cup Demerara sugar; 1/2 cup water; zest of one lime; 1 1/2 ounces lime juice, fresh; sparkling water, club soda, or sparkling cider

Although this recipe for Ginger Soda makes a fine quaff, I'd like to urge you to think of it as a template for creating other non-alcoholic drinks for party guests. The basic idea is simple: you create a flavored syrup, blend in juice or juices (the fresher the better), and top with something sparkling.

You can go in many directions with this template, so feel free to be creative, and certainly go big on seasonally-appropriate fruits. You can, for example, lightly crush berries and blend them with sugar and water to make a berry-flavored syrup. Add fresh basil to peach purée to spice up a non-alcohol Bellini! A lot of options await you and will delight your guests.

Homemade Ginger-Cardamom Soda With Lime Recipe

Prep 5 mins

Cook 5 mins

Active 10 mins

Total 10 mins

Serves 2 servings

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8 pods green cardamom, cracked
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
1 cup Demerara sugar
1/2 cup water
zest of one whole lime
1 1/2 ounces lime juice, fresh
sparkling water, club soda, or sparkling cider

In a small, dry pot, toast cardamom over medium heat until fragrant.
Remove pot from heat. Add ginger, sugar, water, and lime zest. Place back on heat and simmer until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Cool syrup; strain and discard solids.
In a cocktail shaker, add 1 oz. syrup (or to taste) and lime juice. Add ice and shake to blend. Divide between two tall glasses, filled with ice. Top with sparkling water, club soda, or sparkling cider. Stir gently and serve immediately.

Special equipment

Cocktail shaker, strainer

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Cocktail Party Tips: Non-Alcoholic Drinks

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
399	Calories
0g	Fat
104g	Carbs
0g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 2
Amount per serving
Calories	399
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g	0%
Saturated Fat 0g	0%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 6mg	0%
Total Carbohydrate 104g	38%
Dietary Fiber 1g	3%
Total Sugars 100g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 11mg	56%
Calcium 30mg	2%
Iron 0mg	1%
Potassium 57mg	1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.