Zero Proof: Hawaiian Ginger Cooler Recipe

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2-inch long piece fresh ginger, peeled and cut into 1/8-inch slices
• 1 1/2 cups ripe fresh mango, cut in 1-inch cubes (about 2 small mangoes)
• 1/3 cup ginger syrup
• 1/8 cup fresh mint, tightly packed
• 1 lime, cut in eight wedges
• 1 cup sparkling water, plain or lime-flavored
• ice to serve

1. For the ginger syrup: Add water, sugar and ginger slices to the pot. Heat over medium-high until sugar has dissolved. Cover, remove from heat, and let steep for 10 minutes.
2. After 10 minutes, remove ginger slices from syrup and transfer syrup to another container. Chill.
3. For the Hawaiian Ginger Cooler: Place mango and ginger syrup in blender and puree until smooth.
4. In your serving glasses, gently muddle limes and mint together with either a muddler or the handle of a wooden spoon. Add ice and 1/2 cup mango mixture to each glass. Top up with sparkling water (about 1/2 cup per glass), stir gently, and serve immediately.

sugar, water, long piece, fresh mango, ginger syrup, fresh mint, lime, sparkling water, serve

Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/06/zero-proof-hawaiian-ginger-cooler.html (may not work)