Cucumber Basil Martini with Lemon
Spring in a glass… This gin-based martini beautifully balances a lemon and cucumber simple syrup with gin and muddled fresh basil leaves, and its pretty pale green hue makes it perfect for St. Patrick’s Day and Easter!
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Equipment
Ingredients
Lemon Cucumber Simple Syrup
- 2 lemons - juice both, zest 1
- water - to equal 1 cup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cucumber - peeled, (see notes)
Cocktail
- 4 ounces gin - see notes
- 1 ounce lemon cucumber simple syrup
- 1 ounce dry white vermouth
- 8 large leaves sweet basil - well muddled
Instructions
Lemon Cucumber Simple Syrup
- Zest 1 of the 2 lemons, and set aside. Squeeze juice from both into a pyrex (or similar) measuring cup. Add water to equal 1 cup. Add to a small saucepan along with the sugar.
- Bring just to a simmer, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat to low. Do not boil!
- Add 12 - 1/2" thick slices of cucumber to the saucepan. Simmer (not boil) 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Add lemon zest. Cool completely. Strain into a jar, and refrigerate until ready to use.
Cocktail
- Muddle the basil.
- Add gin, lemon cucumber simple syrup, vermouth, muddled basil and ice to a cocktail shaker.
- Shake well. Strain into glass. If you have an aversion to flecks of basil, use a fine mesh strainer.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 178kcal
NOTE: Macronutrients are an approximation only using unbranded ingredients and MyFitnessPal.com. Please do your own research with the products you’re using if you have a serious health issue or are following a specific diet.
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