Pom-Secco

Total time: 5 minutes

Servings: 1

Note: From Saurav Biswas at the St. Regis Resort, Monarch Beach, in Dana Point. Make a simple syrup by boiling granulated sugar in an equal amount of water until the sugar dissolves; allow to cool.

4 seedless red grapes

1 ounce simple syrup

2 ounces pomegranate juice

3 ounces chilled Prosecco wine

Splash ( 1/2 teaspoon) fresh lemon juice

5 to 6 pomegranate seeds, plus several for garnish

Orange peel, about 1/4 inch wide and 1 to 1 1/2 inches long

1. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the grapes and simple syrup. Add the pomegranate juice, Prosecco, lemon juice, pomegranate seeds and ice. Shake gently.

2. Strain into a sugar-rimmed martini glass. To garnish, twist the orange peel over the cocktail and drop it in. Add the pomegranate seeds.

Each serving: 132 calories; 0 protein; 19 grams carbohydrates; 0 fiber; 0 fat; 0 saturated fat; 0 cholesterol; 12 mg. sodium.