Pomegranate-Ginger Prosecco Cocktails
Ingredients
GINGER SIMPLE SYRUP
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped gingerroot
GINGER SUGAR
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon finely chopped gingerroot
- 1 slice fresh gingerroot
COCKTAIL
- Ice cubes
- ¼ cup gin 2 oz
- ¼ cup pomegranate juice
- ¼ cup prosecco 2 oz
- 1 tablespoon pomegranate seeds
Instructions
- In 1-quart saucepan, heat simple syrup ingredients over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Let stand 15 minutes.
- Cover; refrigerate 2 hours until chilled.
- Strain syrup; discard solids.
- In small bowl, stir together 2 tablespoons sugar and ½ teaspoon gingerroot.
- Place mixture on small flat plate.
- Rub fresh gingerroot slice around rims of 2 martini glasses to moisten.
- Dip moistened rims of glasses in ginger-sugar mixture.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Fill cocktail shaker or small pitcher with ice.
- Add gin, pomegranate juice and 2 tablespoons of the Ginger Simple Syrup.
- (Cover and refrigerate remaining simple syrup for another use. )
- Shake or stir to blend and chill.
- Pour into prepared glasses, straining out ice.
- Add prosecco.
- Garnish with pomegranate seeds.
