Sparkling Sangria Recipe
Over the weekend, my family came for a visit, and brought along Alexa, my best friend from Ohio! It was such a fun weekend, and I’m sad it went by so fast. We did manage to pack in quite a lot of activity along the way, including shopping, a photo shoot, and of course whipping up a few delicious recipes.
I first had Bibimbap at a Korean restaurant in Washington D.C. and I loved it. The tender rice, fresh vegetables, and warm egg make an amazing combination, and it’s easy to customize to your preferred spiciness.
I really tried to follow this recipe from Martha Stewart, but with every recipe, I made a few substitutions. Instead of shallots, we used a sweet onion, and we cooked the rice in veggie broth instead of water. We also added in a red pepper, and a tsp of fresh ginger. This came out beautifully! The recipe was pretty easy to follow, so I’d recommend giving it a try. It’s rare that I actually follow a recipe, so check that one out!
Of course, with all the recipe following, you know we had to do some experimentation. On Friday night, Alexa and I were craving sangria, so we decided to whip up a super simple “lighter” Sangria recipe, using lots of fresh fruit, and diet tonic water.
If you’re looking for a red wine sangria, try this citrus sangria recipe!
PrintSparkling Sangria Recipe
Description
Makes ~ 10 glasses, only 70 calories a glass!
Ingredients
- 1 bottle of Riesling, chilled
- 1 grapefruit
- 1 orange
- 1 lemon
- 1 lime
- 24 oz diet tonic water
Instructions
- Cut all of the fruit in half, and juice half of it.
- Slice the other half up into thin slices.
- Add everything to the Riesling and let it chill for a few hours.
- Add the tonic water just before serving.
Sunday night, Alexa did a photo shoot with me, Lindsay and Kate, and we had so much fun getting dressed up and goofing around at the park. This was our attempt at serious faces:
Me, Lindsay, & Kate. Aren’t my friends gorgeous? Thanks for the photo, Alexa!
I have never even heard of bibimbap, but it sounds amazing!! I mean the combo of rice, veggies, and a runny fried egg sounds awesome!! You cannot go wrong with some egg yolk :).
I am pretty sure everything tastes better with fried egg on it : ) You guys look great!
Model status, Liz! What a seriously gorgeous photo and perfect lighting! I’ve never had bibimbap before. That sparkling sangria looks amazing. Nice and refreshing for a summer night.
Such a cute photo! Veg. bibibamp is something I’ve always wanted to try!
Love that picture! You guys are sooo not serious, so it is fun to see your sexy serious poses 🙂 The recipe looks fantastic, too!
Oh yum! Both the bibimbap and sangira look HEAVENLY! And you’re so pretty! Jealous!
I love Pimms in the summer, but your sangria looks fantastic!
ok FUN PHOTO SHOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahaha i love it. i have never tried bibimbap before but everyone raves about it. definitely looks and sounds like something i would love
You would definitely love it, Meg!! Have a great Monday 🙂
I’m a huge fan of sangria, and this recipe sounds so tasty! The fact that it’s low cal makes it even better!
It’s so perfect on a hot summer evening!
I so want to try making my own Bimyibap too! I loved it at a Japanese restaurant I went to a few weeks back and it is so good!
You look so good in that dress! I used to have a fringe like yours and that photo makes me want to get one again!
I always always love my sangria 🙂
Aw fun! My bangs get a little crazy in the summer, but the hairspray was able to keep them under control during the photo shoot! 😉