Pear, Rosemary & Lemongrass Cocktail

By blum099

Since the size and sort of the pears vary, you need to adjust the measurements to your own taste. If you don’t have a juicer you can use unsweetened pear juice. We use twice as much juice as sparkling water. If you try this with alcohol you might want to reduce the sparkling water. All liqueurs seems to work with this recipe. If using whisky we suggest adding a few drops of freshly squeezed lemon to each glass.

Ingredients

• 5 pears (medium size)
• 1/3 fennel
• 3 sprigs rosemary
• 1 inch fresh ginger, more or less according to taste
• 1 stalk lemongrass, chopped and crushed
• a pinch nutmeg, ground
• 2 pinches ground vanilla
• 1/2 – 1 cup sparkling water or soda (start with 1/2 cup, add more to taste)

Preparation

Step 1

Run pears, fennel, 2 sprigs rosemary and ginger in a juicer.
Pour the juice into a small saucepan over medium heat, add lemongrass, nutmeg and vanilla. Bring to boil, turn down the heat and let simmer for 15 minutes, or until thickened. Allow to cool completely before straining. Pass through a fine sieve.
Crush the ice in a high speed blender.
Place the thickened juice in a pitcher or (cocktail) shaker, add soda water and stir to combine.
Fill the cocktail glasses with ice and pour over the juice and soda mixture. Garnish with sliced pears and fresh rosemary. Serve.