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Grapefruit Strawberry Basil Spritz

Bright, gently bitter grapefruit meets a jammy strawberry-basil syrup, topped with lively bubbles and fresh berries.

Grapefruit Strawberry Basil Spritz

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sliced180 gStrawberriessliced, divided
  • 2 tbsp25 gGranulated sugar
  • ⅓ cup80 gWater
  • 3½ tbsp leaves5 gFresh basilleaves, divided
  • ¾ cup sections200 gGrapefruitjuiced
  • ½ lime, juiced20 gLime juice
  • 1¼ cups (300 ml)280 gSparkling water (club soda)chilled
  • ⅓ cup40 gRaspberriesfor garnish

Steps

  1. Slice the strawberries and set aside one quarter of them for garnish. Juice the grapefruit, straining out the seeds.
  2. In a small pot, combine the remaining three quarters of the strawberries with the sugar and the water. Simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes, mashing the berries, until syrupy.
  3. Take the pot off the heat, stir in two thirds of the basil leaves, and let steep 5 minutes. Strain the syrup, pressing on the solids, then chill it in the fridge or over an ice bath until cold, about 15 minutes.
  4. Stir the grapefruit juice and the lime juice into the cold strawberry syrup.
  5. Fill two glasses with ice and divide the citrus-strawberry mixture between them.
  6. Top each glass with half of the chilled sparkling water (club soda) and stir gently once.
  7. Garnish each glass with half of the reserved strawberries, half of the raspberries and half of the remaining one third of the basil leaves. Serve right away.

Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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