Blueberry Lemon and Cucumber Gin Mojitos #healthydrink #easyrecipe #cocktail #smoothie
Monday, 11 November 2019
Dana and I met a year ago through The Food Bloggers of Canada and you could state we turned out to be quick blogging companions — we clicked immediately. I love Dana's pizzazz that is fiercely clear in her substance, her voice and legitimacy, her liberality, and obviously, her phenomenal plans and culinary information! Dana has been at the subject of blogging much longer than I have and she's constantly been so steady of what I'm doing. So, she's an outright pearl and I'm certain you'll adore her substance and her blog the same amount of as I do! Fly over to look at my visitor post and snatch the formula for my Blueberry Lemon and Cucumber Gin Mojitos.
Along these lines, when she approached in the event that I'd be up for a visitor post on her site, I seized the chance! We both love an incredible mixed drink, so I knew my Blueberry Lemon and Cucumber Gin Mojitos would be an ideal fit! They join sweet blueberries with reviving lemon, cucumber and mint with a solid portion of gin and a sprinkle of pop water for the perfect measure of shimmer.
These pre-fall sipper are free of refined sugars and made with every single normal fixing — so whenever you're longing for a cooling summer mixed drink, entertain yourself with a new contort on the great mojito! Cheers to sharing the adoration, to new web journals and new companions!
- BLUEBERRY LEMON AND CUCUMBER GIN MOJITOS
- 1.5 oz Blueberry Honey Syrup recipe to follow
- 2 oz of gin
- Juice from half a lemon
- 5 leaves fresh mint
- 5 slices of cucumber
- Soda water
- OPTIONAL GARNISH
- Sliced cucumbers
- Sliced lemon
- Blueberries
- Sprig of mint
- Edible flowers I used pansies
- BLUEBERRY HONEY SYRUP
- 4 cups fresh blueberries
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup honey
- Juice from half a lemon
Instructions
- If you’re making floral ice cubes, begin by sourcing your flowers, washing them and dropping them into the ice cube trays to freeze. You really can’t mess this up — so experiment with different flower place- ments within each cube and have fun with it!
- Start on your Blueberry Honey Simple Syrup. Add blueberries and water to a medium sauce pan over low heat. The blueberries will begin to break down quickly — help them along by pressing them with a potato masher to aid in extracting the juices. Simmer for 15 minutes.
- Strain the blueberry juice into a heatproof bowl, using the potato masher press the juice through the strainer. Reserve the juice for the Blueberry Honey Simple Syrup and discard the skins.
- Add the blueberry juice and honey back to the saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and allow to thicken for 10 minutes.
- Turn off the burner. Add the juice from half a lemon to your saucepan, stirring until incorporated. Allow your Blueberry Honey Simple Syrup to cool before using it in the Blueberry Lemon and Cucumber Gin Mojitos.
- Begin assembling your cocktail by adding lemon juice, mint and cucumber to a cocktail shaker and muddling them together with a pestle. Add Blueberry Honey Simple Syrup and a few ice cubes. Shake vigorously until the cocktail shaker becomes cold.
- Add the contents of the cocktail shaker to your glass along with your gin. Pour soda water overtop to fill your glass to the desired level.
- Garnish your Blueberry Lemon and Cucumber Gin Mojito with a slice of lemon and a few blueberries on a cocktail skewer.
- Add a sprig of mint, or a few more edible flowers and enjoy!
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