• 2 1/4 cups pomegranate juice
• 2 1/4 cups vodka
• 1 cup lime juice
• 3/4 cup Cointreau or other orange liqueur
• 1/4 cup ginger juice (see Note)
• 2 tablespoons sugar, preferably superfine
• Strips of lime zest for garnish

Preparation

1. Mix pomegranate juice, vodka, lime juice, Cointreau (other orange liqueur), ginger juice and sugar in a large pitcher.
2. For each drink, fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice, add 1/2 cup Cosmo mix, and shake until the shaker turns frosty and cold.
3. Dip the rim of a martini (or highball) glass into water and then in sugar (to “sugar the rim”). Strain the drink into the martini glass (or over fresh ice in the highball glass). Garnish with a twist of lime zest, if desired.

Tips

We use bottled ginger juice (pressed gingerroot) to add the taste of fresh ginger without the work of mincing or grating. Use it to flavor drinks, stir-fries, marinades or anywhere you’d use fresh ginger. Find it in specialty stores or online at gingerpeople.com. For individual drinks, combine 3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) each pomegranate juice and vodka, 4 teaspoons lime juice, 1 tablespoon Cointreau, 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger juice and 1/2 teaspoon sugar.

Recipe Nutrition:

Per serving: 188 calories; 0 g fat (0 g saturated fat, 0 g mono unsaturated fat); 0 mg cholesterol; 17 g carbohydrates; 0 g protein; 0 g fiber; 4 mg sodium; 107 mg potassium

1 Carbohydrate Servings

Exchanges: 1 other carbohydrate

Contributed by: EatingWell.com