{
  "id": "CAT03-R08",
  "slug": "cat03-r08-ruby-red-grapefruit-spritzer",
  "url": "https://www.thisisflorida.us/florida-recipes/recipes/cat03-r08-ruby-red-grapefruit-spritzer.html",
  "title": "Ruby Red Grapefruit Spritzer",
  "category": "Drinks",
  "category_id": "CAT03",
  "language": "en",
  "yield_servings_base": 4,
  "servings_scale_options": [
    2,
    4,
    6,
    8
  ],
  "prep_time_minutes": 15,
  "cook_time_minutes": 0,
  "total_time_minutes": 15,
  "primary_cooking_method": "NO_COOK",
  "primary_food": "grapefruit",
  "vegetarian": true,
  "allergens": [],
  "ingredients": [
    "2 cups fresh ruby red grapefruit juice (about 3 grapefruit)",
    "2 tablespoons sugar",
    "1 tablespoon fresh lime juice",
    "2 cups sparkling water, chilled",
    "2 cups ice cubes",
    "4 fresh rosemary sprigs or grapefruit slices, for garnish"
  ],
  "directions": [
    "Scrub the grapefruit and lime under running water before cutting. Rinse the rosemary.",
    "Juice the grapefruit and lime and strain out the seeds.",
    "In a pitcher, stir the grapefruit juice, lime juice, and sugar for 1 to 2 minutes until the sugar dissolves.",
    "Just before serving, add the sparkling water and stir gently.",
    "Pour over ice and garnish each glass with a rosemary sprig or grapefruit slice."
  ],
  "food_safety": "Scrub grapefruit and limes under running water before cutting. Fresh-squeezed juice is not pasteurized, so keep it refrigerated at 40°F or below. Use a clean scoop for ice.",
  "skill_taught": "Sweetening tart juice just enough before adding bubbles.",
  "source": "This Is Florida — Florida Recipes v1.0",
  "license_note": "Free to read on thisisflorida.us. Do not scrape for commercial republishing without permission."
}