Watermelon and Basil Martini recipe

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Ingredients

2 slices peeled and thinly-sliced cucumber
2 leaves fresh basil
1 tablespoon white sugar
4 fluid ounces watermelon vodka
1 cup crushed ice
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon simple syrup (equal parts water and sugar)
2 slices peeled and thinly-sliced cucumber

Nutrition Info

171.6 calories
carbohydrate: 8.4 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: : -
fiber: 0.1 g
protein: 0.1 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 1 mg
sugar: 6.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place 2 thin slices of cucumber in a bowl with basil leaves and sugar and smash with a fork until softened, pour in a teaspoon of watermelon vodka to loosen the mixture. Place crushed ice into a cocktail shaker and transfer cucumber-basil mixture into shaker, top with remaining watermelon vodka, lime juice, and simple syrup. Shake and strain into 2 chilled martini glasses, garnish each cocktail with 1 slice of peeled cucumber. Best enjoyed wearing flip-flops.

Recipe Yield

2 martinis

Recipe Note

My summer garden inspired me to venture into my cocktail laboratory to concoct this chic, fashionable summer martini. Best enjoyed wearing flip-flops. (Warning: More than one may cause misplaced flip-flops.)

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