Name: Pomegranate-Ginger Prosecco Cocktails
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped gingerroot; 1 slice fresh gingerroot; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup water; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh gingerroot; Ice; 2 oz gin; 2 oz pomegranate juice; 1 oz ginger simple syrup (above); 2 oz prosecco; 1 tablespoon pomegranate seeds

Preparation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 25 mins
Difficulty: Easy Recipes
Serves: 2 people

mvchamor

February 11, 2016

Pomegranate-Ginger Prosecco Cocktails.

Enjoy this cool and refreshing cocktail made using pomegranate and ginger – ready in 25 minutes.

Pomegranate-Ginger Prosecco Cocktails

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Ingredients

Scale

Ginger Sugar

2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon finely chopped gingerroot
1 slice fresh gingerroot

Ginger Simple Syrup (makes 1 1/3 cups)

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh gingerroot

Cocktail

Ice
2 oz gin
2 oz pomegranate juice
1 oz ginger simple syrup (above)
2 oz prosecco
1 tablespoon pomegranate seeds

Instructions

In small bowl, stir together 2 tablespoons sugar and 1/2 teaspoon finely 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.
In 1-quart saucepan, heat ginger simple syrup ingredients over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Let stand 15 minutes. Use within 2 days.
Fill martini shaker with ice. Add gin, pomegranate juice, and 1 oz of the ginger simple syrup; place lid on shaker, and shake until cold and blended. Pour into prepared martini glasses; add prosecco.
Garnish with pomegranate seeds.