OUT AFRICA MAGAZINE ISSUE 49

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HEALTH & FITNESS FESTIVE DRINKS CAN PACK ON THENCALORIES - HERE WE SAMPLE A FEW LOWCAL COCKTAILS TO MAKE YOUR HOLIDAY EXTRA SPECIAL

Cosmopolitan Cocktail Recipe The Cosmo is a classy, always popular Christmas classic Calories per serving: 116 Ingredients 1 Shot/25ml Vodka, 37.5% Volume 18.5ml Cointreau Liqueur 1 Lime, juiced 25ml Cranberry Juice 1 Tbsp Orange Peel Making a Cosmopolitan Place the vodka, orange liqueur and cranberry juice into a cocktail shaker and fill it with ice. Shake it hard to mix the ingredients then strain into Martini glass. A bonus ingredient (that makes this cocktail extra classy) is to use a potato peeler to peel an orange. Now twist the orange peel over the edge of the glass.

Pimm’s No.1 & Lemonade Light on calories, this refreshing cocktail is awsome on a hot South African Summer’s day... Garnish with fresh strawberries and a touch of greenery - delightful! Calories per serving: 113 Ingredients 1 Serving/50ml Pimms, 25% Volume 30g Oranges 100ml Lemonade 1 Slice Cucumber 1 Strawberry 2 Mint Leaves How to prepare a Pimm’s Fill a tall glass with ice cubes. Pour Pimm’s No.1 and lemonade into the glass. Garnish with orange, cucumber, strawberry and mint.

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