Name: Cucumber martinis
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Makes 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 50ml sugar syrup (buy ready-made, or make your own - see tip, below); 10 thin slices cucumber plus 4 ribbons sliced with a vegetable peeler; large bunch mint stems removed; 1 tbsp dry vermouth; 150ml gin

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Cucumber martinis

Cucumber martinis

Jennifer Joyce

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Makes 2

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

No cook

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Need a sophisticated cocktail for entertaining? Cucumbers are used to garnish instead of olives in this refreshing twist on the classic martini

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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50ml sugar syrup

(buy ready-made, or make your own - see tip, below)
10 thin slices cucumber

plus 4 ribbons sliced with a vegetable peeler
large bunch mint

stems removed
1 tbsp dry vermouth
150ml gin

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Nutrition: per martini

kcal282
fat0g
saturates0g
carbs2g
sugars13g
fibre0g
protein2g
salt0g

Method

step 1

Chill two martini glasses. Put all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker or jug (except the cucumber ribbons), along with a handful of ice. Shake or mix well to combine, then strain the liquid into the glasses. Garnish with the cucumber ribbons, bunched up and threaded onto a cocktail stick.

RECIPE TIPS

SIMPLE SUGAR SYRUP

Boil equal quantities of caster sugar and water until the sugar has dissolved. Cool, then chill until ready to use. Will keep in the fridge for up to 6 months.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2014

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