Cucumber & Elderflower Spritzer
Quench your thirst with this refreshing cucumber cooler recipe. Blended with white wine, elderflower cordial, and a hint of mint, this beverage is perfect for a sunny day. Just a sip of this concoction will transport you to a cool oasis in no time.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber , ends trimmed
- ½ bottle white wine
- 200ml elderflower cordial
- few mint sprigs, leaves picked
- 2 x 1l bottles soda water , chilled
Instructions
- Chop the cucumber into a few chunks, then put in a blender or food processor with the wine and elderflower cordial. Whizz until well blended, then pour through a sieve set over a large bowl or jug. Tip the contents of the sieve back into the machine, whizz again until pulpy, then sieve again into the liquid already collected. Add 1-2 tbsp of the cucumber pulp from the sieve into the liquid and discard the rest. Chill until ready to serve.
- To serve, fill glasses with a few ice cubes and some mint leaves. Pour in enough cucumber base to come halfway up the glass, then top up with soda water.
Prep Time
PT10M
Yield
Makes 6 glasses
Nutrition
- Calories: 122 calories
- Carbohydrate Content: 21 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 21 grams sugar
- Protein Content: 1 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.19 milligram of sodium
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