Wanda’s easy rosé sangria recipe perfect for summer

Making a sangria is a lot of free-flowing fun, and not a lot of rules. One of my favorite warm weather coolers is a “Rosé Sangria”

Be sure to begin with a dry rosé, otherwise you’ll lose control over the sweetness of the sangria. Instead of regular ice cubes, consider using part pink lemonade mixed withwater. This way the rosé sangria won’t lose color or flavor.

Here is what you’ll need.

• A full bottle of dry rosé
• 1 1/2 cups of strawberry or watermelon flavored vodka
• Hulled fresh or frozen strawberries
• Raspberries fresh or frozen
• Red grapes cut in two
• Watermelon chunks-without the seeds
• Pink Lady apples sliced
• Lemon-lime soda
• Ground pink peppercorn “optional”
• A large glass pitcher

Frozen strawberries are a good value as they keep until future use. White grapes can be substituted for the red version. Red plums are also a nice fruit to add to a rosé sangria. A tiny sprinkle of pink peppercorn across the finished rosé sangria might prove interesting.

Regular vodka can be substituted for a flavored version. A highbrow move would be to add Chambord (raspberry liquor) instead of vodka. Prosecco can be a grand addition instead of the lemon-lime soda. Whatever ingredients are added, be sure to keep the integrity of that special pink color. Because it’s a showstopper and looks great in photos.

Instructions

Remove seeds from the watermelon with a toothpick. Cut grapes in half to utilize the flavor and the juice. Be sure to hull fresh strawberries as the green stem has a bitter taste.

Add all ingredients except for the soda in the glass pitcher for 3-4 hours in the fridge. Only add the soda or prosecco when serving. Mason jars can be a fun twist to serving the rosé sangria. Have fun with wine and make it your own.