Pink Pitaya Sparkler (Dragon Fruit Mocktail)

Dragon fruit — pitaya — gets its electric pink from betalain pigments, the same color family as beets. Freeze-dried into a powder, it's one of the most vivid natural colorants a kitchen has, tinting a glass without any artificial dye.

Ingredients

• 2 tsp dragon fruit (pitaya) powder
• 2 tbsp warm water
• Juice of 1 lime
• 2 tbsp ginger syrup (or honey, to taste)
• 2 cups sparkling water
• Ice
• Lime wheels to garnish

Method

1. Stir the dragon fruit powder into the warm water in a small jar until smooth and lump-free — this blooms the color.
2. Divide the lime juice and ginger syrup between two ice-filled glasses.
3. Pour in the dragon fruit mixture, then top with sparkling water and stir gently.
4. Garnish with a lime wheel and serve cold.

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