Cucumber Gin Gimlet
Cucumbers fresh from the garden "juiced" and added to Gin and lime juice. This bright green cocktail tastes like your summer garden in a glass.
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Servings :0
Ingredients
Cucumber Juice
- 1 Cucumber, peeled and roughly chopped
- pinch Salt
Cucumber Gin Gimlet
- 2 oz Gin
- 1 oz Cucumber Juice
- Juice from 1/2 a Lime
- Agave Nectar or Simple Syrup (optional)
Instructions
Cucumber Juice
- Add the roughly chopped cucumber and a pinch of salt to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until the cucumber is fully broken down and soup like
- Pour the contents of the food processor into a fine mesh sieve set over a bowl or container
- Using a spatula or the back of a spoon gently press the cucumber mash into the sieve to release all the juice, leaving only a little pulp behind
- Cucumber juice can be stored in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days
Cucumber Gin Gimlet
- Add ice to a martini glass to chill
- Fill a cocktail shaker half way with ice, then add the Gin, juice from half a lime, cucumber juice and agave nectar if using
- Top the cocktail shaker and shake gently for 15 seconds
- Dump the ice from the martini glass and strain the contents of the shaker into the glass
- Garnish with a slice of cucumber
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