Recipe information
Ingredients for - Cucumber martinis
1. 50ml sugar syrup (buy ready-made, or make your own - see tip, below) -
2. 10 thin slices cucumber , plus 4 ribbons sliced with a vegetable peeler -
3. large bunch mint , stems removed -
4. 1 tbsp dry vermouth -
5. 150ml gin -
How to cook deliciously - Cucumber martinis
1. Stage
Chill two martini glasses. Put all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker or jug (except the cucumber ribbons), along with a handful of ice. Shake or mix well to combine, then strain the liquid into the glasses. Garnish with the cucumber ribbons, bunched up and threaded onto a cocktail stick.
