Pink Grapefruit and Lychee Cocktail

Pink grapefruit, a popular winter fruit, stars in this pretty beverage. Look for canned lychee fruit, which has a delicately sweet flavor, in the ethnic foods aisle at the supermarket or at Asian groceries. Use the leftover lychees in a fruit salad. If you're preparing our Cocktail Party Menu, you'll want to double this recipe.

Yield: 5 servings

Ingredients

• 1  (20-ounce) can lychees in syrup, undrained
• Crushed ice
• 1  cup  unsweetened pink grapefruit juice
• 1/2  cup  vodka
• 5  pink grapefruit sections

Preparation

1. Drain lychees in a colander over a bowl; reserve 1 cup syrup. Discard remaining liquid. Drop 1 lychee in the bottom of each of 5 glasses; fill each glass halfway with crushed ice. Reserve remaining lychees for another use.

2. Combine reserved 1 cup lychee syrup, juice, and vodka in a large martini shaker filled halfway with ice; shake until well chilled. Strain 1/2 cup syrup mixture into each prepared glass; garnish each serving with 1 grapefruit section. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

131 (0.0% from fat)

Fat:

0.0g (sat 0.0g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.0g)

Protein:

0.6g

Carbohydrate:

16.8g

Fiber:

0.5g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

0.6mg

Sodium:

2mg

Calcium:

8mg