Pink Grapefruit and Lychee Cocktail
Photography: Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Cindy Barr, Jan Gautro, Leigh Ann Ross; 
Pink grapefruit, a popular winter fruit, stars in this pretty beverage. Look for canned lychee fruit, which has a delicately sweet flavor, in the ethnic foods aisle at the supermarket or at Asian groceries. Use the leftover lychees in a fruit salad. If you're preparing our Cocktail Party Menu, you'll want to double this recipe.
| Servings:5 servings | Prep Time:n/a | Cook Time:n/a |
Nutritional Info
Ingredients
- 1 (20-ounce) can lychees in syrup, undrained
- Crushed ice
- 1 cup unsweetened pink grapefruit juice
- 1/2 cup vodka
- 5 pink grapefruit sections
- fat:0.0 g
- cholesterol:0.0 mg
- calcium:8 mg
- mono fat:0.0 g
- saturated fat:0.0 g
- iron:0.6 mg
- carbohydrate:16.8 g
- sodium:2 mg
- poly fat:0.0 g
- fiber:0.5 g
- calories from fat:0.0 %
- calories:131
- protein:0.6 g
directions
1. Drain lychees in a colander over a bowl; reserve 1 cup syrup. Discard remaining liquid. Drop 1 lychee in the bottom of each of 5 glasses; fill each glass halfway with crushed ice. Reserve remaining lychees for another use.
2. Combine reserved 1 cup lychee syrup, juice, and vodka in a large martini shaker filled halfway with ice; shake until well chilled. Strain 1/2 cup syrup mixture into each prepared glass; garnish each serving with 1 grapefruit section. Serve immediately.
