Italian Raspberry Cocktail

Photo: Rachel Weill; Food Styling: Karen Shinto

• 1/4 cup Campari
• 6 tablespoons Raspberry Simple Syrup [see below]
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice 
• 2 tablespoons orange juice 
• 2/3 cup cold club soda
• Raspberries 
• Small cucumber slices

Preparation

1. Combine Campari, syrup, and lemon and orange juices in a small pitcher. Divide between 2 small ice-filled glasses. Add 1/3 cup club soda to each and stir. Garnish glasses with raspberries and cucumber slices.

Julia Lee, Sunset
JUNE 2012


*  Raspberry Simple Syrup 

• 3/4 cup sugar 
• 1 1/2 cups raspberries (6 oz.) 

Preparation

1. Stir together sugar, 3/4 cup water, and the raspberries in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. When the first bubbles appear, reduce heat to medium-low and gently simmer 5 minutes. Let cool, then strain. Keeps up to 1 week, chilled.
2. Note: Nutritional analysis is per tbsp.