If you're not a classical alcoholic drink (or a Shirley Temple) chances are you don't get the luxury of a real name. So we're going to call this light and luscious drink a Meg Ryan. Even if you're not a fan of her acting style, you simply can't help but love the woman. She's light and airy, makes funny little faces and at some point in time you've wanted to be her or at least have her hair. This drink, like Meg, is a little bit bright, a little chilled out and will be coveted by all.
Making a Meg Ryan is as easy as can be and doesn't require an obscene amount of juices or ingredients that you'd only find in the most well stocked of liquor cabinets. We're all about a no fuss drink that looks like a million bucks but probably cost pennies to make. This is a great one to feed a crowd, just a few and you can even freeze any left overs to make tasty ice cubes for water or teas later on.
The Meg Ryan: A Bright & Bubbly Blended Berry Drink
Yields: 1 drink
1 cup berries (whatever is in season)
1 tsp lemon juice
2 tbsp honey
1 cup soda water
Add berries, lemon juice and honey to a blender and combine until smooth. Add soda water and pulse until combined. If using frozen berries, you may add ingredients all at once, but you might need to add a dash of soda water at the end to bubble things back up to our tongue tingling standards.
That's all there is to it, nothing fancy, nothing shaken, nothing stirred and nothing strained (unless you really, really want to). Make sure to pulse some water through your blender when done so clean up is extra easy and you don't even have to worry about dishes. All you'll have left to do is frolic around looking fabulous and smiling making people everywhere love you. Seriously, the drink has powers!
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Comments (9)
Going from past experiences, I think I would strain the berries after pureeing them. Only because, with my luck, my smile would be full of seeds stuck in my teeth!
Still, it sounds delicious and I have some blackberries that are just crying out for a blender and some soda water!
This drink looks delicious! Sounds easy - I'll definitely try it.
She is queen of the triple take! Bubbly for sure. Nice drink!
Soda water in a blender? Won't that explode?
mmelugin -Although you'd think so it really doesn't. Though we'd suggest taking it easy if you're making enough for a crowd!
There needs to be a drink named after Anna Friel. She's bubbly and sweet, but she has something really deep about her. Something with honey :D
i had no idea "meg ryan" was available in a drink. looks great!
Bright and bubbly until Michael Parkinson tries to interview it...
Looks like I've been making meg ryans for years without knowing they had a name!
One nice thing about all the berry seeds- try make it easy throw in a tablespoon of slightly ground flaxseed without noticing the addition at all.