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Drink

Prickly Pear Soda

Serves 3 · 40 minutes

Suits: Vegetarian, Vegan, Pescatarian. Flags come from what shops, restaurants and cooks list and from the ingredient names. Always check the label. This is not medical advice.

Ingredients

  • 3 prickly pears
  • 1 cup (240 ml) water
  • ½ cup (120 ml) agave nectar
  • Carbonated water as needed (see note)

Method

  1. Remove the peel from the prickly pears, cut them into small pieces about 0.5 x 0.5 in (1.25 x 1.25 cm), and remove the seeds.
  2. Combine the fruit flesh, water, and agave nectar in a saucepan.
  3. Boil the mixture until it becomes very thick, then strain it to get approximately 5 oz (120 ml) of syrup.
  4. Make the finished soda by combining 1 volume of syrup with 5 volumes of carbonated water.