Salal Mocktail
Salal Berry Syrup Ingredients:
2 cups salal berries
1 cup water
1 cup brown sugar
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp vanilla
Instructions:
In a small saucepan, bring salal berries, water, brown sugar, vanilla and lemon juice to a low boil. Then, reduce heat to simmer, stirring occasionally. Simmer for about 10-15 minutes, or until the syrup begins to thicken to a “syrupy” consistency.
Mocktail Ingredients:
1.5 oz salal berry syrup
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup or honey (optional)
3-4 fresh mint leaves (optional)
Ice cubes
3 oz sparkling water
Garnish: mint sprig, lemon wheel, or berries
Instructions:
- Prepare salal juice (simmer and strain berries).
- Muddle mint leaves in a shaker (optional).
- Add salal juice, lemon juice, and sweetener to shaker.
- Add ice and shake well.
- Strain into a glass with fresh ice.
Salal berry (Gaultheria shallon) are a traditional food of coastal First Nations. Salal has been described as a “superberry” with exceptionally high proanthocyanidin content (Ferguson et al., 2018).
Lavender Mocktail
Lavender syrup:
1 cup granulated white sugar
1 cup water
1/4 cup dried lavender buds (culinary grade)
Instructions:
- Simmer. Heat the sugar and water in a small saucepan over high heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture reaches a simmer. Continue stirring until the sugar has completely dissolved.
- Steep. Remove pan from the heat. Stir in the lavender and let the mixture steep for 15 minutes.
- Strain. Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer* into a heat-safe jar. Let cool until the syrup reaches room temperature, then cover and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
Mocktail Ingredients:
1 oz Lavendar syrup
1/2 oz simple syrup or honey (optional)
Ice cubes
3 oz sparkling water
Garnish: mint, berries
Instructions:
- Prepare lavender syrup
- Add syrup and sweetener to a cup with ice
- Stir
- Add garnish