Make Ahead Cucumber Elderflower Sangria Recipes

CUCUMBER-ELDERFLOWER SPARKLERS

Steps:

• Grate the cucumbers on the large holes of a box grater into a medium bowl. Wrap the grated cucumber in a piece of cheesecloth or a clean kitchen towel and squeeze the cucumber juice into a pitcher; discard the grated cucumber. Stir the lime zest and juice, elderflower liqueur and 5 or 6 dashes orange bitters into the cucumber juice. Refrigerate until ready to serve, at least 30 minutes.
• Drop a sugar cube into each flute and add a few dashes of orange bitters to each. Pour the champagne into the pitcher and stir. Pour into the flutes.

ROSé ELDERFLOWER SANGRIA

Steps:

• To a large pitcher, add the mint leaves, raspberries, strawberries, wine and elderflower liqueur. Stir to combine. Chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
• Add ice cubes to chilled wine glasses. Pour the sangria into the glasses and garnish with fresh mint leaves and macerated strawberries from the pitcher. Top the sangria off with club soda and serve.

MAKE-AHEAD COLLARD CAESAR SALAD

Steps:

• For the collards: Whisk the mayonnaise, mustard, anchovy paste, lemon juice, garlic and Worcestershire sauce together in a large mixing bowl. While continuously whisking, slowly drizzle in the olive oil until homogenous.
• Add the collard greens to the dressing and massage to coat. Chill for at least 2 hours before serving.
• For the croutons: Preheat an air fryer to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the olive oil, garlic powder and black pepper in a medium bowl. Gently toss the crackers in the olive oil until coated. Place the crackers in the air fryer and cook until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
• When ready to serve, mound the greens on a serving platter. Cover the greens with the Parmesan. Sprinkle with freshly cracked black pepper. Crush the cracker croutons over the salad and serve.

ELDERFLOWER-WHITE WINE SANGRIA

Steps:

• In pitcher, stir together all ingredients except sparkling water and ice. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes or until ready to serve.
• Just before serving, pour sparkling water into pitcher to fill. Stir gently to mix. Fill glasses with ice; pour mixture over ice. Top with remaining sparkling water.