Posts tagged mint
friyay happy hour: strawberry + rhubarb mojito

may gray has settled into southern california. but despite the cooler temperatures and lack of sunshine, the great produce is still rolling in to stores. and rhubarb season is upon us.

your traditional mojito has that great sweet and sour vibe brought to you by simple syrup and lime juice. fresh strawberries, rhubarb and my favorite cocktail sweetener, hibiscus syrup, combine to make something really special and summery.

fresh produce makes this drink really bright and dangerously easy drinking. not to mention, it is pretty easy on the eyes.

strawberry + rhubarb mojito

serves: 1 cocktail

prep time: 3 minutes

active time: 1 minute

total time: 4 minutes

ingredients: 2 oz white rum. 5 oz club soda. 1 oz hibiscus syrup. 4 strawberries, 3 sliced up and 1 reserved for garnish. .25 cup chopped fresh rhubarb. handful of mint leaves + 1 mint sprig for garnish. 1 cup ice. tall serving glass. food processor or blender.

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in the bowl of your food processor or blender, combine the sliced strawberry, rhubarb, mint leaves, hibiscus syrup and the rum.

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blend until as smooth as you can get it. fill your serving glass with ice. pour in your blended mixture.

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top with club soda.

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garnish with strawberry and mint sprig. serve and enjoy.

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xo, a

strawberry + rhubarb mojito

serves: 1 cocktail

prep time: 3 minutes

active time: 1 minute

total time: 4 minutes

ingredients: 2 oz white rum. 5 oz club soda. 1 oz hibiscus syrup. 4 strawberries, 3 sliced up and 1 reserved for garnish. .25 cup chopped fresh rhubarb. handful of mint leaves + 1 mint sprig for garnish. 1 cup ice. tall serving glass. food processor or blender.

in the bowl of your food processor or blender, combine the sliced strawberry, rhubarb, mint leaves, hibiscus syrup and the rum. blend until as smooth as you can get it. fill your serving glass with ice. pour in your blended mixture. top with club soda. garnish with strawberry and mint sprig. serve and enjoy.

friyay happy hour: midori mojito

why hello there st. patrick’s day. nice to see you again.

long gone are my days of getting up at four-thirty in the morning to drink irish car bombs and watch turtle racing at brennan’s. but that doesn’t mean i still don’t want to celebrate the irish with something green. and this week we got hit with some warm spring weather in socal and i need something REFRESHING.

midori is a tasty melon liquor that ads great flavor and color to a light cocktail. and what is more refreshing than mint and melon? I’ll tell you. NOTHING.

midori mojito

serves: 1 cocktail

prep time: 2 minutes

active time: 2 minutes

total time: 4 minutes

ingredients: 1.5 oz rum. 1 oz midori liquor. 1 oz lemon juice. 1 tsp sugar. club soda. 10 torn mint leave, plus an extra mint sprig for garnish. muddler (note that my husband lent out our muddler so i used a mortar and pestle which worked quite well). 1 cup ice.

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start by combining your sugar, mint leaves, lime juice and rum together in your glass.

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muddle it all together till the mint is really smashed to smithereens.

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add in the ice and the midori.

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fill the glass with club soda. stir well.

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top with mint sprig for garnish and enjoy.

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xo, a

midori mojito

serves: 1 cocktail

prep time: 2 minutes

active time: 2 minutes

total time: 4 minutes

ingredients: 1.5 oz rum. 1 oz midori liquor. 1 oz lemon juice. 1 tsp sugar. club soda. 10 torn mint leave, plus an extra mint sprig for garnish. muddler (note that my husband lent out our muddler so i used a mortar and pestle which worked quite well). 1 cup ice.

start by combining your sugar, mint leaves, lime juice and rum together in your glass. muddle it all together till the mint is really smashed to smithereens. add in the ice and the midori. fill the glass with club soda. stir well. top with mint sprig for garnish and enjoy.