Beef Free Mint & Lime Sparkling Water
Fresh mint, bright lime, and a honey syrup you make yourself — this sparkling drink is the kind of thing that looks like it came from a fancy café but takes almost no effort to pull together at home. The honey dissolves quickly into a warm syrup, then the mint steeps right in the pan, turning the whole thing fragrant and a soft, pretty green before you even reach for the limes. Once it's strained and cooled, you're just a squeeze of citrus and a pour of cold sparkling water away from something genuinely refreshing. The balance of floral sweetness from the honey and the sharp, clean bite of fresh lime juice is really hard to beat on a warm afternoon. It's naturally free from any animal-based proteins or meat-derived ingredients, so there's nothing to second-guess — just real, simple stuff you can feel good about sipping. Serve it over a tall glass of ice with a sprig of mint tucked in and a lime wheel on the rim, and it instantly feels like a little occasion.
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2 servings
For the mint syrup
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup water
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed, plus extra sprigs for garnish
For serving
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 2 cups sparkling water, chilled
- 1 cup ice cubes
- lime slices, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the honey and water in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the honey is fully dissolved, about 2 minutes.
- 2
Remove the pan from the heat, add the mint leaves, and press them gently with a spoon to bruise them. Let the mint steep for 10 minutes, until the syrup is fragrant and pale green.
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