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Gooseberry Soda

Servings 750 ml

Ingredients

  • 350 g very ripe, green gooseberries
  • 2 ½ tbsp honey, ideally raw and unpasteurised
  • 450 ml soda water or sparkling mineral water
  • Ice to serve (optional)

Instructions

  1. Put the gooseberries in a blender with a splash of the water to help loosen them up a bit and pulse into a thick purée.

  2. Using a large spoon, push the purée through a sieve suspended over a large jug to extract the bright-green juice. Once you've got out as much juice as you can, discard the pips and tough skins that have been left behind. You should end up with around 300ml juice (if you end up with much less than that, then just put a smaller amount of the soda water in at the end so that the flavour doesn't get diluted too much).

  3. Add the honey to the juice and stir in until it has dissolved. You can add a little more or reduce the amount to taste if you like; the riper your gooseberries are, the less you'll need. Top with the soda water and gently stir to combine.

  4. Pour the soda into a sterilised bottle, seal and pop in the fridge to chill.

  5. Serve cold, over ice.

    It will keep in the fridge for a couple of days, but will need a gentle shake before serving if you find it has settled in the bottle.