Recipe: Grapefruit Mimosas for a Crowd

Faith Durand
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Faith is the SVP of Content at Apartment Therapy Media and Editor-in-Chief of Kitchn, and the author of three cookbooks, including the James Beard Award-winning The Kitchn Cookbook. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband and two daughters.
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updated May 2, 2019

Serves6 to 10

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A lucky New Year’s Day brunch calls for something simple and bubbly to begin the year on a festive note, and I have just the thing. It’s hardly groundbreaking — we all know and love the classic brunch mimosa — but grapefruit puts such a refreshing edge on this old favorite. And with just two ingredients, it can’t be beat for simplicity.

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And since we’re entering high citrus season, I scooped up a box of kumquats to make a whimsical garnish. Why not perch a roly-poly kumquat on the edge of a glass, and have a sip of bubbly to toast the new year for luck?

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Grapefruit Mimosas for a Crowd

Serves6 to 10

Nutritional Info

Ingredients

  • 3 cups

    unsweetened grapefruit juice, chilled

  • 1

    (750-milliliter) bottle dry sparkling wine, chilled

  • 8 to 10

    kumquats

Instructions

  1. Fill a champagne coupe or flute about 1/2 full with grapefruit juice, then top off with dry sparkling wine and stir lightly.

  2. Make a slit lengthwise in a kumquat and slide it on the edge of the glass. Serve (and sip) immediately.

Recipe Notes

Non-alcoholic note: For a non-alcoholic sparkler, replace the sparkling wine with chilled tonic water.

Happy New Year!

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