Mothers Day Strawberry Mimosa (View Print Version)

Fresh strawberries blended with sparkling citrus create a vibrant, refreshing brunch beverage.

# What You'll Need:

→ Fruit Purée

01 - 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
02 - 1 tablespoon honey or agave syrup, optional
03 - 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

→ Mocktail Base

04 - 2 cups orange juice, chilled
05 - 2 cups sparkling water or club soda, chilled

→ Garnish

06 - 4 fresh strawberry slices
07 - 4 orange slices
08 - Fresh mint sprigs, optional

# Method:

01 - Combine strawberries, honey or agave, and lemon juice in a blender. Blend until smooth.
02 - Pour the purée through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl or jug to remove seeds, pressing gently with a spoon.
03 - Divide the strawberry purée evenly among 4 champagne flutes or glasses.
04 - Pour 1/2 cup orange juice into each glass over the purée.
05 - Top each glass with 1/2 cup sparkling water or club soda. Stir gently to combine.
06 - Garnish with strawberry slices, orange slices, and mint sprigs as desired. Serve immediately.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It takes barely ten minutes but tastes like you spent hours planning the menu.
  • Everyone at the table gets the same celebratory feeling, whether they drink alcohol or not.
  • Fresh strawberries make this taste like summer even if you're drinking it in January.
02 -
  • If you skip straining the purée, you'll bite into seeds with every sip and spend the whole drink wishing you'd taken that extra minute.
  • Warm juice or room-temperature sparkling water will flatten the whole experience, so chill everything beforehand and you'll taste the difference.
03 -
  • If you want the drink sweeter, taste the purée before straining and add more honey then, rather than after the fact.
  • The secret to making this look like a pro made it is using champagne flutes and taking two extra seconds to make your garnishes look intentional.
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