With 600 recipes already posted I think today would be a good time to bring up the subject of Alcohol. Clearly this recipe has nothing to do with whole grains and whole foods. Sangrita is a spicy aperitif that is traditionally served with silver sipping tequila. You take a little sip of tequila and a little sip of sangrita. Delicious flavors and not a lot of calories.Sangrita is also great by itself as a nonalcoholic happy hour drink.
Sangrita Ingredients:
1 Cucumber 1 tsp. Lime Zest 2 Cups Tomato Juice 2 Cups Orange Juice 6 Tbsp. Lime Juice 1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce 1 tsp. Dark Chili Powder 1/2 tsp. Salt 4 Drops Hot Sauce, or 6 or 10......
Peel the cucumber.
Grate the cucumber into a mixing bowl.
Zest a lime over the cucumber.
Squeeze a few limes to yield 6 tablespoons.
Measure & pour tomato and orange juice into bowl.
Add all remaining ingredients to the bowl.
You can add any hot sauce that you like.
Add a few drops and mix everything together.
Add more hot sauce after you strain the sangrita if you want it hotter.
Cover the bowl and place into the fridge for a day or two.
Strain out the cucumber.
Press hard on the grated cucumber to extract as much flavor as you can,
