Recipes: Rhubarb Juliet

• Prep Time:5 minutes
• Cook Time:N/A
• Serves:1

 

Tagged:
beverage, cocktail, fresh, ginger, juliet, rhubarb, spring,

Rhubarb Juliet is a light and airy spring cocktail that combines the unusual mixture of fresh rhubarb and ginger to give you a sweet and tangy beverage. It's a light taste that is just right for issuing in the season.

This recipe is part of our First Harvest series, celebrating the early spring vegetables with new suggestions for bringing them to your table! Check them all out at this link.

 

Foodie Byte

To make a non-alcoholic version, swap the Club Soda and Gin and use Ginger Ale with just a touch of lemon juice.

Ingredients

2 ounces gin
2 ounces ginger liqueur
3 ounces rhubarb syrup (recipe below)
Club soda
1 sliced piece of rhubarb for garnish (if desired
Rhubarb Syrup
3 cups chopped rhubarb
1 cup sugar
2 cups water

Preparation

Fill a highball glass with ice, add in club soda, ginger liqueur and rhubarb syrup.
Top off with club soda.
Add a sliced piece of rhubarb for garnish if desired.
For the Rhubarb Syrup:
Combine chopped rhubarb, sugar and water in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until rhubarb breaks down
Remove from heat, strain the liquid from the mixture, and throw the pulp away.
Refrigerate until cool.

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