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Pear Ginger Lime Spritz with Cucumber Ribbons

Juicy blended pear meets a warm ginger-lime syrup and crisp bubbles, finished with cool cucumber ribbons for a bright, gently spicy sip.

Pear Ginger Lime Spritz with Cucumber Ribbons

Ingredients

  • 1 medium200 gPearspeeled and chopped
  • 3½ tbsp grated20 gFresh gingerpeeled and thinly sliced
  • ½ cup120 gWater
  • 2 tbsp25 gGranulated sugar
  • 1 lime, juiced40 gLime juice
  • 1 cup (240 ml)240 gSparkling water (club soda)chilled
  • ½ cup sliced60 gCucumbershaved lengthwise into thin ribbons with a vegetable peeler

Steps

  1. Make the ginger syrup: in a small pot, combine the water, sugar and ginger. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves, then simmer 5 minutes.
  2. Take the pot off the heat, let the ginger steep 5 minutes, then strain out the ginger slices and discard them. Chill the syrup in the fridge or over an ice bath until cold, about 20 minutes.
  3. While the syrup cools, shave the cucumber into ribbons and keep them chilled.
  4. In a blender, purée the pear with the lime juice and the cooled ginger syrup until completely smooth.
  5. Thread half of the cucumber ribbons along the inside of each glass, then fill the glasses with ice.
  6. Divide the pear-ginger purée between the glasses, half in each.
  7. Top each glass with half of the chilled sparkling water (club soda), stir gently once, and 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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