Happy Mother’s Day!
Limoncello Champagne Cocktails with Mint
Serves 2
Recipe from: Bon Appetit
Ingredients:
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
1/4 cup limoncello
2 tablespoons sugar plus additional for dipping Champagne flutes
Lemon peels strips from 1 lemon
4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 lemon wedge
1 cup (about) chilled Champagne or sparkling wine.
Note: Limoncello- a sweet lemon liquor from Italy, is available at some supermarkets and at liquor stores.
Directions:
Place mint, limoncello, 2 tablespoons sugar, and lemon strips in blender;blend until mint is finely chopped (lemon peel will be coarsely chopped), 10 seconds. Strain into small cup; discard solids. Run lemon wedge around rim of 2 champagne flutes. Dip rims into sugar. Divide limoncello mixture and lemon juice between flutes. Top with Champagne.
Enjoy!
Tomatoes on the Vine 
Happy belated Mother's Day dear! Hope you had a wonderful holiday!Thank you for visiting!And this drink looks so refeshing and delish! Perfect treat for any mom! 🙂
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This looks like the PERFECT weekend cocktail. I'll be whipping up one of these this weekend for sure.
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Wow, this looks great (except for the mint, vile weed that it is). Nicole and I are going to try this next weekend….love limoncello, love champagne! Andy
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This is going to be delicious! What a great idea, and what a refreshing looking picture. I love both limoncello and champaigne, my mint plant has sprouted after our long winter, and so I have no excuses. I am ready to try this coctail!
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