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Italian Strawberry and Basil Shrub (mocktail)

A simple Italian drink with balsamic strawberries and basil that is so refreshing and perfect on a hot day.
Prep Time5 mins
rest time when making the balsamic strawberries15 mins
Total Time20 mins
Servings: 1 glass

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Author: Melissa

Ingredients

Balsamic Strawberries

  • 1 pint Fresh strawberries cleaned and dried preferably organic
  • 3 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Drink

  • 4 fresh basil leaves
  • crushed ice if you don't have crushed ice regular ice cubes work fine.
  • 8 ounces soda water or tonic water
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Instructions

Balsamic Strawberries

  • Grab a medium bowl and set aside
  • Prepare your cleaned strawberries by cutting the tops off and cutting them into quarters
  • Add your quartered strawberries to your bowl
  • Now add your balsamic vinegar and sugar to the bowl
  • Gently mix your strawberries, balsamic and sugar together
  • Let the mixture sit for 15 minutes on the counter or up to 4 hours in the refrigerator.
  • Give it another good mix and serve on it's own or over your favorite dessert or drink.

Making your drink

  • Grab a medium glass
  • Add two large tablespoons of your balsamic strawberries to your glass. Save the rest of your strawberries for more drinks or to use as a delicious dessert topper.
  • Scoop up a tablespoon extra of the balsamic syrup and add that into your glass as well.
  • Now add your fresh basil to the glass.
  • Muddle (smash) your strawberries and basil really well. If you do not have a muddling tool, find a kitchen tool that you can use the handle of (a wooden stirring spoon works well) and smash up your ingredients with that.
  • Now add your ice and soda water.
  • Mix well.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

This recipe is for one glass.

You can easily double, triple or more this recipe just by multiplying the recipe by the number of glasses you need.
 
You will have more balsamic strawberries than you need for this drink. These are perfect as a dessert topping or to make more drinks later. You can find recipe ideas HERE for how I love using these balsamic strawberries!

Nutrition

Calories: 319kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 770mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 64g | Vitamin A: 141IU | Vitamin C: 279mg | Calcium: 99mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition Values are estimates only.

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Course :Drinks