Description
These Sake Sangria recipes will take your take-out sushi night to the next level! Cucumber Ginger Sake Sangria and Red Sake Sangria make a delicious addition to your sushi night in. Kanpai!
Ingredients
Cucumber Ginger Sake Sangria
- 1 large seedless cucumber
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger (peeled and grated)
- 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1 (750ml) white wine (I used riesling)
- 1 (300ml) bottle chilled dry sparkling sake
- Ice, for serving
Red Sake Sangria
- 1 (750ml) bottle red wine (I used Merlot)
- 1 (300ml) bottle sake
- 1 cup orange juice
- ½ cup fresh blackberries
- Half of an orange, sliced into wedges
- Ice cubes, to serve
- Fresh mint leaves, to garnish
Instructions
Cucumber Ginger Sake Sangria
- Slice the cucumber in half. Chop one half into pieces and add them to a blender. Slice the other half into thin slices to float and garnish with.
- Add the fresh ginger and lemon juice to the blender with the cucumber. Blend until smooth. Pour through a medium mesh strainer into a large pitcher.
- Add the white wine. Drop in the cucumber slices. Stir in the sparkling sake just before serving.
- Serve over ice.
Red Sake Sangria
- Mix the wine, sake, and orange juice in a large pitcher.
- Drop in the blackberry and orange wedges.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Serve over ice. Garnish with a few mint leaves.