Cucumber-Lemonade Spritzers

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 cup)

Ingredients

• 3/4  cup  water
• 6  tablespoons  brown sugar
• 1 1/2  cups  diced peeled cucumber
• 1/3  cup  fresh lemon juice
• 1  teaspoon  minced peeled fresh ginger
• 2  cups  sparkling water, chilled
• 1  small cucumber, cut lengthwise into 4 spears (optional)

Preparation

Combine 3/4 cup water and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook until sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cool.

Place sugar mixture, diced cucumber, lemon juice, and ginger in a blender; process until smooth. Cover and chill.

Combine cucumber mixture and sparkling water in a pitcher; stir gently with a whisk until blended. Serve over ice; garnish each glass with a cucumber spear, if desired.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

64 (1% from fat)

Fat:

0.1g (sat 0.0g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.0g)

Protein:

0.4g

Carbohydrate:

16.7g

Fiber:

0.3g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

0.4mg

Sodium:

9mg

Calcium:

22mg