FAUX-MOJITO
Time: 10 minutes
Serves: 1 drink
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Ingredients:
- 3-4 fresh raspberries
- 5-6 mint leaves
- ¼ cup cranberry juice
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- ½ cup soda water
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup boiling water
To make the sugar syrup, dissolve the sugar and boiling water in a bowl and let it cool.
In a tall glass, muddle the raspberries, mint leaves and 2 tbsp of the sugar syrup.
Fill the glass with ice. Add cranberry juice, lime juice and soda water.
Garnish with a lime wedge and cheers!
ICED GINGER TEA
Time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4 drinks
Ingredients:
- 8 cups water
- 8 green tea bags
- 4cm knob fresh ginger, peeled and diced finely
- 1 lemon and/or lime, sliced
- Sprig of mint for garnish
Boil the water in a saucepan. Remove from heat and add the minced ginger and tea bags. Steep tea for up to three minutes.
Remove tea bags and strain the tea into a tall jug.
Refrigerate until cold and serve with a natural sweetener such Stevia or sugar syrup (see previous recipe).
Add lemon or lime slices and garnish with mint.
WATERMELON AND BASIL COOLER
Time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4 drinks
Ingredients:
- 1 watermelon
- 5-6 fresh basil leaves
- Juice of ½ lime
Chop the watermelon and remove any seeds. Place in a blender with the basil leaves and lime juice.
Serve cold over plenty of ice. Sweeten with a dash of sugar syrup, if required.