Cucumber Ginger Fizz
2016-04-11 09:21:29
Serves 2
Ingredients
- 3 ounces vodka
- 1/2 English cucumber; 1/2 peeled and coarsely chopped, 1/2 left whole
- 1/4 lime, cut into 2 wedges
- 3 cups sparkling water
- 4 Tablespoons Ginger Simple Syrup (see notes below)
Instructions
- Put vodka and chopped cucumber in a nonreactive container. Refrigerate 1 hour. Strain; discard cucumber. Refrigerate, covered, until ready to use, up to 2 days.
- Using a vegetable peeler, shave the remaining cucumber lengthwise into wide strips; discard seeds.
- Fill two tumblers with ice. Add 3 cucumber strips and 1 1/2 ounces (about 3 tablespoons) infused vodka to each glass.
- Squeeze, then drop, a lime wedge into each.
- Top with sparkling water; stir in 2 tablespoons syrup.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Ginger Simple Syrup
- INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 piece (about 10 inches long and 4 ounces; or use several small pieces) fresh ginger, peeled and cut into very thin rounds
- DIRECTIONS
- Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add ginger; bring to a simmer. Remove from heat, and let steep 30 minutes. Pour syrup through a fine sieve into an airtight container; discard ginger.
- Simple Syrup can be kept refrigerated for up to 1 month.
Adapted from http://www.marthastewart.com/343410/cucumber-ginger-fizzes
Adapted from http://www.marthastewart.com/343410/cucumber-ginger-fizzes
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