Cucumber Gimlet Mocktail

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"Cocktail Friday No. 26! All of January I’m sharing non-alcoholic drink recipes, and this week’s is refreshing! Virgin Cucumber Gimlet—an N/A drink that does a fabulous job of disguising itself as a cocktail. If you didn’t know any better, you’d think there was booze in this one! Of course, if you want to make it boozy, I recommend adding vodka or gin."
-- @zestfulkitchen
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ingredients

  • 5 1 inch chunk English cucumber
  • 1 ounce lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon agave, honey or simple syrup
  • 1 1/2 ounces club soda

Method

  • Step 1

    Muddle cucumber chunks in a cocktail shaker until completely smashed. Add lime juice and agave, fill shake with ice and shake vigorously until chilled. Strain drink into a rocks glass filled with ice, top with club soda and give it a quick stir. Garnish with skewered cucumber ribbon.

  • Step 2

    To make a cucumber ribbon, use a vegetable peeler to peel lengthwise down the cucumber, you’ll need to make a few peels until you get a nice thick peel from the center of the cucumber. Fold cucumber ribbon back and forth into an accordion, then skewer with a cocktail skewer or toothpick.