Sangria

Last night, we had some of our good friends, Laura and Mike, over for an evening of yummy food and fun.  I wanted to try out some new recipes, and I decided to make it a "mexican" theme.  I made guacamole, chicken enchiladas, and mexican rice (recipes to come). I LOVE mexican food.... we have tacos at least once a week at the Sadlow abode.  For drinks, I was debating between whipping up some margaritas or sangria, and decided to go with the sangria.  

I remember LOVING it when I tried it while living abroad in Spain during college, but I hadn't really had it much since. I love the fruitiness and sweetness of it, and how you can change the taste with different kinds of fruits.  It is a great drink for spring and summer, so refreshing.

So here's the recipe!  I started with this one, and then just adapted it a little bit.

Ingredients:

1 bottle of red wine (I used Cabernet)

1 lemon cut in wedges

1 orange cut in wedges

1 lime cut in wedges

2 Tbsp of sugar

splash of OJ

1 C of frozen fruit (I used a mixed bag of peaches, strawberries, and raspberries

4 C ginger ale

Directions:

Pour wine into a large pitcher.

Squeeze juice of lemon, orange, and lime into the wine.

Toss in the fruit wedges, leaving out the seeds (if possible)

Add sugar and orange juice.

Chill overnight, if you can plan ahead.

Add frozen fruit, ginger ale, and ice right before serving. 

(If serving immediately, and not chilling overnight, use chilled wine, and serve over lots of ice.)

Enjoy!  It was very easy, and soooo yummy!  :)