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Holiday Sangria: Winter White and Christmas Red

By Melissa Breyer, Producer, Care2 Living
For a fresh spin on punch, try sangria. This wine punch is a cinch to make, adds a splash of worldly flavor to the holiday party, and with its fresh fruit and herbs is as healthy as a holiday libation can possibly be. Read on for two recipes: A festive red pomegranate sangria and an elegant white sangria with winter fruit.
Christmas Red Sangria with Pomegranate
2 bottles fruity red wine
1/2 cup brandy or cognac
1 cup pomegranate juice
1 large pomegranate
1 red Bartlett pear, cored and thinly sliced
1 orange, thinly sliced into rounds
1 cup red grapes, sliced in half lengthwise
1/3 cup honey
1 bunch fresh mint leaves, reserving some for garnish
1 bottle sparkling water (optional)
Combine ingredients except sparkling water in a glass pitcher and let sit at room temperature for one hour. Refrigerate for at least two hours, or overnight. Spoon some fruit into glasses and top with a splash of sparkling water (if using), garnish with mint.
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Winter White Sangria
This can be made with sparkling wine for a bubbly sangria. Yum. Make the recipe as is, but use only one bottle of still white wine (it will be very concentrated) to let the flavors develop, and then add a bottle of sparkling wine before serving.
2 bottles dry white wine
1 large grapefruit, thinly sliced into rounds
2 tangerines, thinly sliced into rounds
1 pear, cored and sliced
1 apple, cored and sliced
1 cup fruit nectar or juice of your choice
1 bunch fresh mint leaves, reserving some for garnish
1 bottle sparkling water (optional)
Combine ingredients except sparkling water in a glass pitcher and let sit at room temperature fro one hour. Refrigerate for at least two hours, or overnight. Spoon some fruit into glasses and top with a splash of sparkling water (if using), garnish with mint.
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- Michele Mukatis says
- Dec 15, 2007 11:38 AM
Hi Janet:
With pomegranates, you eat the seeds. I know it sounds weird coming from a culture that does not encourage you to eat the seeds in your fruit. However, in a few cases, they have done studies that show that eating the seeds actually improves your overall digestion/absorption of the nutrients in fruit.
Additionally, when peeling a pomegranate, it helps to do it in a bowl of water with the fruit under water. If you happen to get a seed that bursts, you'll be subject to less staining. Pomegranates can stain terribly, both hands and clothes.
Have fun!
- Michele Mukatis says
- Dec 15, 2007 11:33 AM
Pomegranates are supposed to be eaten with the seed, so they are crunchy, which is weird for people who are taught not to eat the seeds of fruit. However, seeds are also part of the makeup of the fruit and can help you digest it better in at least some already-studied instances, so I would recommend just crunching into the whole little bead and enjoying the crunch with all that delicious juice.
Additionally, when you are peeling a pomegranate, it helps to do it in a bowl of water with the fruit under water since it makes it less messy. Pomegranate can stain terribly, both your hands and your clothes.
Have fun!
- Janet Claffey says
- Dec 13, 2007 6:48 PM
OK, so you put the little tiny pomegranate fruit "pearls" into each glass. When drinking, are you supposed to swallow the pomegranates whole? Or perhaps swirl them around in your mouth to get the fruit off then spit them out? If so, where/how? I like this fruite but have never understood how to eat it. Thanks



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