[title subtitle=”recipe adapted from: Turnip the Oven
image:Brooke Lark”][/title]
ingredients
(makes 4)
- 1 cucumber
- 2 cups fresh grapefruit juice
- 1 cup Silver Tequila (more or less to taste)
- 2 – 3 fresh limes
- Club soda
- Cocktail salt, optional
- Fresh mint, optional
method
Cut 1 lime into wedges, and 4 slices of cucumber, as garnish for drinks. Set aside. Peel remaining cucumber, cube, then purée with hand mixer or food processor. Strain and measure out ¼ cup of juice. Discard pulp and remaining juice. Combine ¼ cup cucumber juice, grapefruit juice, tequila, and juice from 1 or 2 limes in a shaker. Rim glasses with salt (optional), add ice to glasses. Divide mixture among glasses, top with club soda. Add lime wedge and cucumber slice to each glass as garnish. Add chopped mint if desired.
