A tequila sunrise gets its name from the way the drink fades from red at the bottom to gold at the top, like the sky just before the sun clears the horizon. You can get the same look in a glass without a drop of alcohol and with far less sugar than the bar version. The secret is the pomegranate juice. It is heavier than orange juice, so when you pour it slowly over the back of a spoon it sinks to the bottom and then bleeds upward into the orange as you drink. Fresh orange juice does the work on the health side, because one glass covers most of your vitamin C for the day, while pomegranate juice adds antioxidants.

Prep time: 10 minutes | Servings: 2

Ingredients

• 250 ml (1 cup) freshly squeezed orange juice (about 3 large oranges)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 125 ml (½ cup) sparkling water
• 60 ml (¼ cup) pomegranate juice
• 1 tsp honey (optional)
• Ice cubes
• 2 raspberries
• 2 strips orange peel

Method

1. Fill two glasses with ice cubes.
2. Stir the orange juice, lemon juice, sparkling water and honey together in a jug.
3. Pour the orange mixture over the ice, leaving about 3 cm at the top of each glass.
4. Hold a teaspoon against the inside of the glass and pour the pomegranate juice slowly over the back of it, so it sinks to the bottom in a red layer.
5. Thread a raspberry and a twist of orange peel onto each cocktail stick and rest it across the top of the glass.
6. Serve straight away with a straw and let everyone stir their own at the table.