A quick blink and we’re happily welcoming summer’s scorch. The sunny days may call for a more carefree outlook, but quieting the hum of work and life isn’t always automatic. Our suggestion is to welcome the season (and all the reasons to enjoy the nice weather) with the tastes of fresh produce, ripe fruit and refreshingly delicious CBD drinks.
Ready-to-drink Everie CBD Sparkling Beverages are made with natural fruit flavours, light carbonation and a touch of sweetness in the form of three fruity varieties: Lemon Lime, Dragon Fruit Watermelon and Mango Passionfruit. Everie CBD Sparkling Beverages are also infused with 98 percent pure CBD isolate. CBD isolate is the purest form of CBD on the market. The trio of flavours are great on their own, but to really enhance the experience, we pulled a few of our fave recipes to complement each.
Greet the heat with a classic combo, elevating the thirst-quenching bursts of citrus from Everie’s Lemon & Lime CBD Sparkling Beverage. That zesty flavour is best paired with seafood, and this quick barbecued salmon recipe (25 minutes total!) proves it. Wasabi, honey and garlic pull double duty. First by coating tender salmon fillets, then by getting whisked into olive oil to dress another hit of citrus — a crunchy salad of fennel, grapefruit, onion and watercress. If you’ve got more citrus to spare, garnish your CBD drink with a wedge or two. Look at you, owning BBQ season.
Get the recipe: Sweet and Spicy Glazed Salmon with Fennel and Grapefruit Salad
It’s not a surprising choice, but it’s a good choice to keep on repeat for laid-back patio meals. Watermelon’s sweetness juxtaposes cool mint and briny feta. Lucky for us, this summer salad has both. Brimming with an exhilarating blend of natural tropical flavours, Everie Dragon Fruit Watermelon CBD Sparkling Beverage isn’t overly sweet, which aligns with this mix of riced cauliflower, mint, tomatoes, feta and pine nuts tossed in a lemon-honey dressing—great mates for al fresco dining. If you’re after more fruit to match your drink, try swapping the chopped tomatoes for bite-sized pieces of watermelon. And when a larger meal is required, serve your invigorating Everie CBD drinks and salad with grilled lamb chops.
Get the recipe: Mint Cauliflower Tabbouleh
Daring pairings aren’t always necessary. Sometimes the best matches are like-minded. The sweet-tart balance of Everie Mango Passionfruit CBD Sparkling Beverage and this better-than-store-bought frozen dessert are summer’s best couple. Cool down in the backyard on hot days by prepping your palate with a bubbly sip of the mega-fresh CBD drink, followed by the rich layers of this vegan treat’s puréed mango and creamy coconut milk. You could even let an ice pop melt into that cold glass of Everie.
Get the recipe: Vegan Mango and Coconut Ice Pops
Looks like we’re bad at secrets: Everie CBD Seltzers will be arriving soon in two fresh and fun effervescent flavours: fizzy Grapefruit and Strawberry CBD Seltzers, infused with 15 mg of CBD isolate. Maybe we’ll have more pairings for you, too. A citrus olive oil cake might do nicely. And strawberry and rhubarb are food BFFs, after all.
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