This Sparkling Vietnamese Limeade is a light-citrus bubbly beverage perfect for sipping on a warm summers day.
If you are looking for a refreshing family-friendly drink this recipe for Sparkling Vietnamese Limeade is the ticket. It’s sweet with a hint of lime and the sparkling water is what adds an additional pop to the recipe. So incredibly refreshing on hot summer day. My kids like drinking this with out the “bubbles” so that can totally be optional if you aren’t a fan of carbonated soda. I love how versatile this drink is, too!
Table of contents
Ingredients
- Sugar
- Water
- Mint
- Limes
- Kosher Salt
- Sparkling Water
Directions
First In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar and the hot water until the sugar dissolves.
Place a few mint leaves at the bottom of a pitcher and crush with a muddler or large wooden spoon.
Juice the limes into the pitcher, add the sugar water.
Take a lime wedge and cut a slit in the wedge. Then rub around the rim of the glass. Dip it into salt. Add ice to the glass and then pour in the limeade and top with a quarter cup of sparkling water. Repeat until all glasses are filled. Enjoy.
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Sparkling Vietnamese Limeade
Equipment
- 1 Cocktail Muddler
- 1 Drink Pitcher
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ½ cup very hot water
- 1 handful of fresh mint
- 8 limes
- Sea salt or kosher salt
- 1 cup Sparkling water divided
Instructions
- Place a few mint leaves at the bottom of a pitcher and crush with a muddler or large wooden spoon.
- Juice the limes into the pitcher, add the sugar water.
- Take a lime wedge and cut a slit in the wedge. Then rub around the rim of the glass. Dip it into salt. Add ice to the glass and then pour in the limeade and top with a quarter cup of sparkling water. Repeat until all glasses are filled. Enjoy.
Notes
- Alcohol – If you want to kick it up notch add tequila or rum to taste or drink as Jaden suggests with a little gin!
Nutrition
Disclosure: I received a copy of Steamy Kitchen’s Healthy Asian Favorites from Ten Speed Press. There are affiliates links in this post. As always all opinions are my own.
Shauna
This looks so nice and refreshing!
Katie
Thanks Shauna! It is!
addie | culicurious
This looks tasty! 🙂 AND would make a great cocktail base!!
Terrence
Just kidding, But per directions “Fill 4 glasses with ice and rim with salt.” Wouldn’t it be easier to “Rim the glasses with salt then fill with ice?”
Maggie @ A Bitchin' Kitchen
Ooooh, these look so refreshing! I can’t wait to make them when it gets a bit warmer out!
Jackie @ Domestic Fits
I love this! I am a sucker for anything lime, and I love a sparkling drink. So beautiful 🙂
Sommer@ASpicyPerspective
Mmm, this is really similar to an Indian Nimbu Pani. LOVE!!!
Katie
Oh that sounds intriguing… i must try!
Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen
ooh I am SO making this!!
Katie
Super simple and its light and refreshing!
DessertForTwo
I love sparkling drinks! This looks great 🙂
Katie
Thanks!
JayJay
This drink is perfect for my Asian themed Father’s Day dinner coming up. Is there a Vietnamese name for this drink? I am preparing a menu and would love to highlight everything possible.
Katie
JayJay, I’m not well versed in Vietnamese cuisine. I consulted the internet and this is what it came up with:
“Soda Chanh” (pronounced soh-dah chan)
“Soda” = sparkling water or carbonated drink
“Chanh” = lime
So, Soda Chanh literally translates to lime soda and is a classic, refreshing Vietnamese drink made with freshly squeezed lime juice, sugar, and club soda over ice. You might also see it listed as Nước Chanh Có Gas, but “Soda Chanh” is the most common and casual name used in Vietnam.
Melinda T
Agree with the comments above, this sounds refreshing! Its so very cold right now, but this drink sounds divine…can’t wait for summer!
Katie
Thanks Melinda… this screams summer–perfect for everyone who is yearning for a little bit of summer right now!
Suzanne
Yum! This looks so refreshing.
The Hungry Mum
This looks so refreshing & delish.