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Cucumber Gin Slushie Recipe

Cucumber Gin Slushie Recipe

The Cucumber Gin Slushie is a refreshing frozen cocktail made with cucumber juice, lemon juice, gin, elderflower liqueur, sugar syrup, and ice.
Blended into a smooth slushie and garnished with cucumber ribbons, it’s a light and elegant drink that’s perfect for warm weather and summer entertaining.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 115
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cucumber cut into three pieces
  • Juice of 1 lemon or lime for sharper flavor
  • ½ cup cucumber juice
  • 3½ ounces gin
  • 2 ounces elderflower liqueur such as St. Germain
  • 1 –2 ounces sugar syrup to taste
  • Plenty of ice fill blender about halfway
  • Thin cucumber slivers for garnish

Equipment

  • High-speed blender
  • Food processor or blender for cucumber
  • Fine mesh sieve or muslin cloth
  • Bowl
  • Cocktail glasses

Method
 

  1. Place four glasses in the freezer to chill while preparing the drink.
  2. Process the cucumber using a food processor with a grating blade. Alternatively, blend chopped cucumber in a high-speed blender until pulpy.
  3. Transfer the grated cucumber into a fine mesh sieve set over a bowl. Using your hands or a spoon, press and squeeze the cucumber pulp to extract as much juice as possible. You can also place the pulp in a muslin cloth and squeeze firmly.
  4. Measure out about ½ cup of the cucumber juice for the slushie.
  5. Add the cucumber juice, fresh lemon juice, gin, elderflower liqueur, sugar syrup, and plenty of ice to a blender.
  6. Blend until the mixture reaches a smooth slushie consistency. If needed, add more ice and blend again.
  7. Taste the mixture and adjust sweetness with extra sugar syrup or tartness with more lemon juice.
  8. Pour the slushie into the chilled glasses.
  9. Garnish with thin cucumber ribbons or rosettes threaded onto cocktail sticks and serve immediately.