Cucumber Mojito
HB-16748 · Hand-built original · Korean
Muddled mint and cucumber are shaken with rum, sugar syrup and lime juice and finished with sparkling water over sliced cucumber and ice.
Main ingredient: cucumber
Pairs well with: nuts, cheese plate, bruschetta, fruit
Ingredients
- 1/2 cucumber
- 1.4 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons sugar syrup
- 0.35 oz mint leaves
- sparkling water, to fill
- 1.5 oz Bacardi (rum)
- ice, to fill
Method
- Slice half the cucumber lengthwise into thin ribbons and julienne the rest. A peeler or knife can be used for the ribbons.
- Pack a cup with the sliced cucumber and ice. Crushed ice makes it colder.
- Muddle the mint leaves and julienned cucumber together (mint leaves 0.35 oz, julienned cucumber 1.41 oz).
- Set the muddled mint and cucumber in a shaker.
- Fold in the rum, sugar syrup, lime juice and ice and shake.
- Strain off only the liquid into the cup.
- Top up with sparkling water.
- Crown with mint leaves.
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data