Exotic Fruit Sangria

By maredan

Ingredients

• 12 rambutans or lychees, peeled, pitted and sliced
• 1 star fruit (carambola), thinly sliced
• 1 cup pineapple cubes
• 1/2 cup sugar
• Zest and juice of 1 lime
• 1 cup mango juice
• 1/4 cup rum
• 1 bottle 750 ml (3 cups) dry white wine, chilled
• 1 lime, thinly sliced
• Sparkling water, to taste
• Ice cubes, to taste
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Preparation

Step 1

Directions
In a bowl and using a muddler, coarsely crush half the rambutans, star fruit and pineapple with the sugar and lime zest. Add the lime juice, mango juice and rum. Cover and let macerate for at least 4 hours or overnight in the refrigerator. Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a pitcher. Add the white wine and remaining fruit.
Just before serving, add sparkling water and ice cubes if desired.

Nice to know
Instead of fresh rambutans or lychees, you can use canned lychees.

Many Asian grocery stores also carry canned rambutans