Virgin Sangrita

Bobby Flay's Sangrita had tequila in it, but I made a virgin version of it. It has just about all the tastes in it -- it's spicy, tangy, salty and sweet. I made just 2 servings, both for me. I was hoping to drink the second glass later, but my 2 year old really liked it and drank more than half from the second glass.

The recipe calls for tomato juice, but I didn't want to buy a whole bottle just for ½cup in this recipe. So I made my own tomato juice using tomato paste. This juice tastes much better than the bottled tomato juice because it doesn't have any added salt or sugar.

Recipe adapted here;

Sangrita:

Ingredients: Makes 2 drinks

Tomato juice - ½cup (2tbsp tomato paste mixed in ½cup of water)

Fresh Orange juice - ¼cup
Lime juice - 2tbsp
Agave syrup - 1tbsp
Worcestershire sauce -  1tsp
Hot sauce - 1~2 drops
Pepper - to taste
Salt & Smoked Paprika - 1tbsp salt mixed with 1tsp paprika
Lime slices - for garnish

Method:

• Combine tomato juice, orange juice, lime juice, agave syrup, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and pepper. Mix well and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Mix salt & smoked paprika in a plate. Rub the rim of the glass with lime and dip into the salt-paprika mixture. 
• Pour into serving glasses, put lime slices and serve chilled.

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