Paloma Mocktail
This paloma mocktail is full of tart grapefruit, zingy lime, a salted rim – zero tequila required! It’s ready in 5 minutes and a refreshing non alcoholic drink.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 drink 1x
- Category: Drink
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: Mocktail
- Diet: Gluten-Free, non alcoholic, Vegan, Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice (see Notes for pitcher variation)
- 2 ounces fresh squeezed grapefruit juice (about ½ large grapefruit), plus 1 wedge for garnish
- 1/4 teaspoon honey or simple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon pickle brine (juice from a pickle jar; see Notes)
- 3 ounces tonic water (or grapefruit soda; see Notes)
- Flaky sea salt and tajín, for the garnish
Instructions
- Cut a notch in the grapefruit wedge, then run the grapefruit around the rim of a glass. Dip the edge of the rim into a plate of flaky sea salt and tajín (or you can wet the side of the glass, like in the photos).
- To the glass, add the lime juice, grapefruit juice, honey, and pickle brine, and stir until the honey is fully dissolved.
- Fill the glass with ice. Top with tonic water and serve immediately.
Notes
- Pitcher variation: For a pitcher of 8 drinks, mix 1 cup lime juice, 2 cups grapefruit juice, 1/4 cup honey and 1/4 cup pickle brine in a pitcher. Prep the glasses, then pour in about 3 oz of the mixture in each glass, then top with 3 oz tonic water.
- Substitutions: If you don’t have a jar of pickles, olive brine works too — or even caper brine. You can also substitute grapefruit soda for the tonic water to make a sweeter drink.
Find it online: https://www.acouplecooks.com/paloma-mocktail/