Cucumber and Mint Mocktail

• 👨‍🍳Easy
• 🥣Prep: 10mins
• ⏳Settle Time: 0mins
• 🍽Serves: 4

Just finishing from a busy week, use this cucumber & mint mocktail to step into the weekend. Serve chilled with ice on a hot summer’s day. Thinking of summer parties? This recipe would leave your guests wanting more.

Cucumber Mint Mocktail Ingredients

Main Ingredients

• 1 cucumber, chopped into 4
• 1 kiwi, peeled and chopped
• 700ml tonic / soda water
• 1 unwaxed lime, juiced
• 10 mint leaves
• 2tbsp sugar
• 1L water
• Ice

To Finish

• 4 sugar rimmed tumblers

Equipment

• Blender
• Strainer

Cucumber Mint Mocktail Preparation

1. Put most of the cucumber in the bottom of the glasses. Add the kiwi, lime, sugar and mint leaves.
2. Stir and squash your drink with a muddler to release the flavours. Alternatively, blend your cucumber, kiwi and 3 mint leaves.
3. Add the ice cubes and pour the tonic water.

Alternatively

1. Put most of the cucumber in a blender. Add the kiwi, lime and 3 mint leaves.
2. Blend your cucumber, kiwi and 3 mint leaves.
3. Sieve juice into a pitcher.
4. Add the ice cubes and pour the tonic water. Stir mixture.

Serving: Dress your cucumber mocktail with mint leaves to go. Add sugar to taste.

💡Using a food processor would cut your prep time by half. As an avid believer in not staying too long in the kitchen. For this recipe, I used my NutriBullet. I also regularly use my Ninja 3 in 1 food processor. Other brands include Magimix, Kitchen Aid or Kenwood.