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Saudi champagne
Sparkling apple and mint punch
Saudi champagne (شمبانيا سعودية): sparkling apple and mint party punch
Despite the name, Saudi champagne is completely alcohol-free: a jug of chilled apple juice topped up with sparkling water and loaded with sliced apple, orange, lemon and fresh mint. It is the drink of weddings, Eid gatherings and summer afternoons in Jeddah and Riyadh, poured over plenty of ice into tall glasses. It is light, fizzy and fruity, a little like a cider-free punch, and children love it. The most common mistake is adding the sparkling water hours ahead, so the bubbles are gone by the time guests arrive; mix the fruit and juice early, and add the fizz at the last moment. Chef's tip: bruise the mint lightly between your palms before it goes in so it releases its scent without turning bitter.
- Total time
- 10 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
- 1 litre clear apple juicechilled
- 1 applecored and thinly sliced
- 1 orangethinly sliced
- 1 lemonthinly sliced
- 10 sprigs fresh mint
- 3 ¼ cups sparkling waterchilled
- 10 ½ oz ice cubes
- 1 tbsp sugar (optional)if your juice is tart
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Method
0/3 doneStep 1: Put 1 apple, 1 orange and 1 lemon in a large jug. Bruise 10 sprigs fresh mint lightly between your palms and add it.
Step 2: Pour over 1 litre clear apple juice, add 1 tbsp sugar if using and stir. Chill for up to 2 hours if you can, so the fruit flavours the juice.
Step 3: Just before serving, add 10 ½ oz ice cubes and top up with 3 ¼ cups sparkling water. Stir once gently and pour straight away, with some fruit in every glass.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 70 kcal
- Protein
- 0 g
- Carbs
- 17 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does saudi champagne take?
- About 10 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of apple?
- Pears, same amount.
- What can I use instead of orange?
- Mandarins or clementines, same weight.
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