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!
Ow Ow! Look at you girls trying to look all serious, but really just looking adorable! Love the outfits.
Great serious faces! You should share where the outfits are from!
I so, so need to try that bibimbap! I’d never heard of it, but the combination of warm veggies+rice+eggs just sounds too good!
And love the photo shoot picture! You and your friends are absolutely stunning!
These recipes look perf! I haven’t made anything this weekend because I’ve been on a 3 day juice cleanse but I have thought up some great recipe ideas to try. One of them, I will post tomorrow. Hint, it involves avocado 😉 The photo of you and your friends is hysterical!
Oh my I LOVE sangria! That sounds amazing!
Haha love the pic. Also I’ve been wanting to try bibimbap forever!
Wow, this sparkling sangria recipe looks amazing!! I love anything that sparkles!! 🙂
Jayme @ Her Late Night Cravings
Seriously, I hate you. Ok, not really 🙂 Your so stunning babe!! You are ROCKING that LBD for sure! And your hair looks amazing that way. Ok Im going to stop sounding like a creeper and gushing over you lol
LOVE the sangria recipe! That’s pretty much the only way I drink alcohol lol It has to be covered with a fruity flavor!
What fun! Sounds like a great weekend, and I love the photo shoot. You’re so glam! Gorgeous!
I’ve never had bibimbap or tried to make it but it sounds really good! Add it to the list 😉 Also, that photo, adore! So chic and professional looking, nice job ladies.