CUCUMBER & ELDERFLOWER SPRITZER

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Cool off this summer with a light, refreshing cocktail made with fresh seasonal ingredients

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Drink

Time 10m

Yield Makes 6 glasses

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cucumber , ends trimmed
½ bottle white wine
200ml elderflower cordial
few mint sprigs, leaves picked
2 x bottles soda water , chilled

Steps:

  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 122 calories, Carbohydrate 21 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 21 grams sugar, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.19 milligram of sodium

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