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GREENMARKET GATORADE / HERBAL LEMONADE
Makes 1 pitcher Ingredients 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup sugar (any kind-raw or turbinado or white) 1 tablespoon lemon zest ½ cup lemon juice ¼ cup fresh parsley leaves ¼ cup fresh basil leaves ¼ cup fresh mint leaves ¼ cup fresh lemon thyme leaves ¼ cup fresh sorrel leaves 4-6 cups seltzer water or…
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Ginger and Lemon Thyme Pesto Scones
Makes 6 scones Ingredients 2 teaspoons sugar 2 â…“ cups of flour â…“ teaspoon of baking soda ½ tablespoon of baking powder ¼ cup sugar ¾ teaspoon salt ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold and cut into 1-inch cubes ¾ cups buttermilk 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest 1 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 2…
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Hand Pounded Pesto with Pecorino
Pesto, simply translated means pounded. It is one of the Lingurian regions most prized ingredients and traditionally hand pounded. Today many use food processors or blenders but you can still find devoted traditionalists who hand pound it proving that the taste is still superior with this method due to the increase of released essential oils…
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Cilantro & Roasted Jalapeno Pumpkinseed Pesto with Aged Cheddar & Pickled Red Onions
Makes 2½ cups pesto and 3 cups of pickled onions Ingredients For the Cilantro Pumpkin Seed Jalapeno Pesto 1½ cups fresh cilantro leaves 3 cloves garlic, chopped 1 tablespoon lime zest Juice of 2 limes 3 roasted jalapeños, deseeded, peeled and chopped ½ cup pumpkin seeds 1½ teaspoons salt ¼-½ cup olive oil For the…
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Spring Asparagus & Mint Pesto with Chive Blossoms & Smoked Gouda
Makes 2 ½ cups pesto Ingredients 1 bunch asparagus, ends trimmed (½ inch off only) and chopped ½ cup fresh mint leaves, stems removed and chopped 2 teaspoons lemon zest 2 tablespoons lemon juice ¼ cup raw almonds ½ cup extra virgin olive oil 1½ teaspoons salt Baguette Smoked gouda Chive blossoms Directions Place all…
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Strawberry Balsamic Cooler
Ingredients 1 ounce strawberry puree Sweet Strawberry Balsamic Vinegar* Seltzer Directions Pour strawberry puree into glass. Top with seltzer and Sweet Balsamic Vinegar. *Sweet Strawberry Balsamic Vinegar- In a medium sauce pan, combine  ½ cup water, ½ cup sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon zest, 2 smashed strawberries, 1 tablespoon black peppercorns (crushed coarsely) and 1 cup…
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Strawberry Cilantro Soda
Ingredients 1 ounce strawberry puree Seltzer Sweet Balsamic Vinegar Directions Pour strawberry puree into a glass. Top with seltzer and Sweet Balsamic Vinegar. *Sweet Cilantro Syrup-In a blender blend ½ cup simple syrup, the juice and zest of 2 limes and 1 cup cilantro leaves to form a pesto-like, smooth substance.
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The Lavender Beet
Ingredients 1 ounces of vodka ½ ounce lillet blanc 1 ounce lavender beet syrup* ¼ ounce fresh orange juice ½ ounce lemon juice Orange Peel Lavender Flower In a shaker filled with ice, combine the vodka, lillet, beet syrup and citrus juice and shake gently until the mixture gets cold. Strain into a low ball…
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Fresh Strawberry Black Pepper-Balsamic Cocktail
Ingredients 1 ½ ounce gin 1 ounce fresh strawberry puree 1 ounce lemon juice ¼ ounce basil syrup* 1/2  ounce Sweet Strawberry Balsamic Vinegar* Rose sparkling wine Black Pepper Dried Strawberry (recipe follows) Directions Place the gin, strawberry puree, lemon juice, basil syrup and shrub in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously.…
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Ginger-Thai Rhubarb Tequila Spritzer
Ingredients 1 ½ ounces tequila 1 ounce Ginger Thai Basil Syrup* 1 ounce lime juice Seltzer Basil Sugar Lime Wheels* Brooklyn Hemispherical Rhubarb Bitters Directions Place the tequila, ginger basil syrup and lime juice in a tall Collins glass filled with ice and stir. Fill the glass with seltzer and stir again. Garnish with a…
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Parsley- Mint Lemon Prosecco
Makes 1 pitcher Ingredients 1 cup mint leaves 1 cup parsley leaves 1 cup sugar 2 cups water ½ cup lemon juice 1 tablespoon lemon zest 1 lemon sliced in rings 1 bottle prosecco Directions In a medium sauce pan, add basil, mint, sugar and water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer…
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Rose Sparkler with Sweet Cilantro Syrup
Ingredients 1 ounce strawberry puree Rose sparkling wine Sweet Cilantro Syrup* Directions Place one ounce of pureed strawberries in a champagne flute and fill with rose sparkling wine. Stir and squirt or spoon a little Sweet Cilantro syrup on the top. *Sweet Cilantro Syrup-In a blender blend ½ cup simple syrup, the juice and zest…
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Lemon & Bay Leaf Prosecco
Ingredients 1 ounce bay leaf simple syrup* Prosecco Bay Leaf Directions Place 1 ounce of bay leaf syrup in a champagne flute and fill with prosecco. Stir and garnish with a bay leaf place inverted in the flute so that about 1 ½ inches sticks out of the top as it floats, stem side down.…