Elderflower Cucumber Gts Recipes

CUCUMBER-ELDERFLOWER SPARKLERS

Steps:

• Grate the cucumbers on the large holes of a box grater into a medium bowl. Wrap the grated cucumber in a piece of cheesecloth or a clean kitchen towel and squeeze the cucumber juice into a pitcher; discard the grated cucumber. Stir the lime zest and juice, elderflower liqueur and 5 or 6 dashes orange bitters into the cucumber juice. Refrigerate until ready to serve, at least 30 minutes.
• Drop a sugar cube into each flute and add a few dashes of orange bitters to each. Pour the champagne into the pitcher and stir. Pour into the flutes.

ELDERFLOWER & CUCUMBER G&TS

Steps:

• Peel 2 long strips from the piece of cucumber and put in a small tupperware for transporting. Grate the remaining cucumber into a sieve set over a bowl and press down on it with the back of a spoon to extract as much juice as possible. Add the elderflower cordial and gin to the cucumber juice and put in a bottle ready for travelling. At your picnic, wind the strips of cucumber around inside 2 glasses, pour in a quarter of the cucumber gin mixture, and top up with with a quarter of the bottle of tonic water to serve.

MAKE-AHEAD CUCUMBER-ELDERFLOWER SANGRIA

Steps:

• Stir together the gin, elderflower liqueur, limeade, cucumber slices and wine in a carafe or pitcher. Wrap and refrigerate until chilled and the cucumbers infuse the mixture, about 3 hours. Serve over ice in small rocks glasses. Garnish each drink with a mint sprig.

STRAWBERRY-CUCUMBER GIN-ELDERFLOWER SPRITZ

Steps:

• Muddle sliced strawberries, halved cucumber slices, sugar, and lemon juice in the bottom of a pitcher until fruits break down and release most of their juices and sugar has dissolved. Stir in gin and St-Germain to combine. Fill 6 glasses halfway with ice. Divide fruit-and-gin mixture evenly among glasses. Top each with 1 to 2 ounces club soda; stir once. Top each with a few dashes of bitters, whole strawberries, and cucumber rounds; serve immediately.