Blood Orange Mojito
This Blood Orange Mojito recipe uses blood oranges and a little mint to make a drink that is beautiful and delicious.
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When the weather gets warm I trade in snuggling on the couch with a blanket and a glass of wine, for sitting outside on the deck sipping a fruity drink. Ok, I don’t really trade in that glass of wine, BUT I am much more inclined to try something different, especially if it involves fresh fruit.
My current favorite is this Blood Orange Mojito. Doesn’t it just look like a little bit of sunshine in a glass? I like mojitos before I tried this one but this one blows the traditional one out of the water. I love the flavor of the blood orange juice mixed with the mint and lime. It’s so bright and refreshing, it just makes the perfect summer drink.
It’s pretty darn easy to make too. You just pour your blood orange juice, lime juice, and simple syrup into a glass, and then you toss in some mint leaves and use your muddler to smash them. This bruises the leaves and lets the mint flavor out. I feel like mint is what makes a mojito special. I mean there are lots of drinks out there with citrus juices and rum, but the crushed mint mixed with those two makes it something totally unique.
Blood Orange Mojito
Ingredients
- 6 sprigs of mint + more for garnish
- 1 ounce Blood orange juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 tablespoon Lime juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 ounce Light rum
- 2 tablespoons Simple syrup
- Seltzer Water
Instructions
- Pour the blood orange juice, lime juice, and simple syrup into a glass.
- Add your mint leaves and crush them with a muddler.
- Add light rum and fill the glass the rest of the way with seltzer water.
- Garnish with blood orange slices, and mint.
Nutrition
Looks like 2016 is going to be the summer of the mojito for me! Or maybe it will be the summer of the blood orange. I’m thinking that gorgeous red citrus fruit might make an awesome margarita too…
This sounds like such a refreshing drink. The weather has been warm so I am getting thirsty.
Bev
Not only does it sound delicious, the pictures are beautiful! Just letting you know I will be featuring your cocktail on Best of the Weekend, tonight! Hope to see you back with us again!
Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop
Hi.
Didn’t know about this recipe and just made a variation of mojito using blood orange. I used the orange red part like Lime and used strong mint. Very tasty. Named it Blodito.
Such a cute name! Love it 🙂