Shake up refreshing icy batches of cucumber mint martinis.....
make a sugar syrup by placing one cup sugar and one cup water in a saucepan, bring to boil, boil for 5 minutes, set aside to cool
Squeeze in the juice of a fresh lemon.
in food processor (or w mortar and pestle) whiz about 6 slices cucumber with about 4 large sprigs of fresh mint
in cocktail shaker, fill with ice. Pour in 2 shots of gin, about 4 T of the sugar syrup and the cucumber mash. Shake it all up
strain into 2 martini glasses.
Enjoy. repeat as many x as necessary. frolic in garden w girlfriends.
eat w bruschetta w white bean dip, artichokes and mint
1 comment:
yum!!!
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