Cucumber-Basil Martini

Name: Cucumber-Basil Martini
Total time: 10 min
Yield: makes 1 drink
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon hot water; 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger; One 3-inch piece of cucumber—peeled, seeded and diced, plus 1 round for garnish; 3 basil leaves, 2 torn; 2 ounces gin; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice; Ice

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To make this refreshing riff on a martini, chef Laurent Tourondel muddles basil and cucumber the same way he'd mash the ingredients for a mojito; then he pours in gin and a zingy mixture of ginger syrup and lime juice. More Gin Cocktails

By Laurent Tourondel

July 2007

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Recipe Summary

total:

10 mins

Yield:

makes 1 drink

Ingredients

1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon hot water
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
One 3-inch piece of cucumber—peeled, seeded and diced, plus 1 round for garnish
3 basil leaves, 2 torn
2 ounces gin
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
Ice

Directions

Step 1
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.

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Step 2
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 the cucumber slice and the remaining whole basil leaf and serve.

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11/29/2020

I replaced step 2 with using Ginger syrup ( https://www.amazon.com/Ginger-People-Syrup-Ounces/dp/B007ILAW34) it made it so much easier and tasty. I tried forever to get juice from the grated ginger nothing. Once I replaced it and did not have to melt the sugar it was less messy and easier. I then made a bunch of them..ya !! Just finished making them and drinking them..whoa ya Basil!!Oh ya, I added a touch of mint..yummy!

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