Cucumber Basil Martini Recipes

CUCUMBER LIME MARTINI

Steps:

• Slice 4 very thin slices from the cucumber, then peel, seed and coarsely chop the rest. Combine the lime juice, chopped cucumber, some Simple Syrup and 2 cups cold water in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a pitcher and stir in the lime zest, mint and dill. Cover and refrigerate until very cold, at least 2 hours. Keep the cucumber slices covered and chilled.
• Put some ice, a shot of vodka and some of the lime mixture in a cocktail shaker and shake for 10 seconds. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a cucumber slice, some mint and dill. Repeat to make 3 more martinis.
• Bring the sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium high heat. When the sugar is completely dissolved, remove the saucepan from the heat and cool the syrup to room temperature. Refrigerate, covered, for up to 1 week.

BETHY'S CUCUMBER BASIL LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup water and sugar together in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and cool syrup to room temperature.
• Stir syrup, remaining water, lemon juice, cucumber, and basil together in a pitcher; chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

BASIL CUCUMBER SMASH

Steps:

• In a Collins glass, muddle cucumber, basil, and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add vodka and crushed ice. Stir until well chilled. Garnish with an additional cucumber slice and basil leaf.

CUCUMBER BASIL MARTINI

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve the sugar in the hot water.
• Press the grated ginger through a fine strainer set over the bowl, releasing the juice.
• In a cocktail shaker, muddle the diced cucumber with the 2 torn basil leaves.
• Add the ginger syrup, gin, lime juice and a handful of ice.
• Shake well, then strain into a martini glass.
• Garnish the martini with a cucumber slice and the remaining whole basil leaf and serve.

BASIL CUCUMBER MARTINI

Steps:

• In a small bowl mix sugar and the hot water together. Using a fine strainer, press the fresh ginger through the strainer over the bowl to release it's juices. In a shaker muddle 2 basil leaves (torn) with the cucumber until mashed well. Mix in the vodka or gin, the ginger simple syrup, fresh lime juice, and ice. Shake well and strain in chilled martini glass or over rocks. Garnish with a whole basil leaf and a thin slice of cucumber.

HENDRICKS CUCUMBER MARTINI

Steps:

• Muddle, shake. Serve straight uo in a chilled martini glass with a slice of cucumber as a garnish.