One of the cruelest avoidances on the AIP diet, IMO, is that no alcohol is allowed. I am a girl who very much enjoys the pairing of French wines and fine foods, a margarita and Mexican food, a burger and a beer, etc. But my health is more important to me. I have come to a place in my healing where I can occasionally enjoy a glass of wine with dinner, but I do feel a difference.
As necessity is the mother of invention, I came up with a few mocktail recipes so that I can enjoy a little something during mocktail hour. Here are three of my faves. (For fun, you can see me do all three recipes in one minute on this video.) Cheers!
Grapefruit No-mosa By wendisaipkitchen.com
- Fill a rocks glass halfway with ice.
- Pour lemon seltzer water to top of ice.
- Pour grapefruit juice to top.
- Stir.
- Garnish with mint.
(Note: You can muddle some mint in the glass if you like. It’s a fun flavor.)
Blueberry Cos-mock-politan By wendisaipkitchen.com
- Fill a rocks glass halfway with ice.
- In a heat-safe bowl, microwave a generous handful of frozen blueberries for 30 seconds.
- Strain the blueberry reduction into the glass.
- Nearly fill the rest of the glass with lemon seltzer water.
- Squeeze in some lemon juice.
- Drizzle in just a bit of pure maple syrup.
- Stir.
- Garnish with a twist of lemon peel.
(Note: If you saw the video “Three Mocktails in a Minute,” you will note that this particular recipe didn’t go exactly as the above recipe. Let’s move on…)
Pomegranate Mock-tini By wendisaipkitchen.com
- Fill a rocks glass halfway with ice.
- Pour lemon seltzer water to the top of the ice.
- Pour pomegranate juice almost to top of glass.
- Add juice of half a lime.
- Stir.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
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