Floral Garden Mocktail

A pale green cocktail in a flower-shaped glass, garnished with small purple flowers. Fresh basil leaves, cucumber slices, a gold spoon, and a halved lime are arranged around the glass on a white surface.

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This floral mocktail with basil, cucumber and elderflower can be made in just a few minutes and can also be scaled up as a batch recipe for guests. With it's beautiful green hue, this pretty mocktail is the perfect non-alcoholic drink for garden parties, picnics and more.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 49kcal

Author: Natalie Battaglia

Ingredients

4-5 basil leaves
.5 oz lime juice (fresh is best)
2 oz cucumber juice (easy method below)
2 oz dry non-alcoholic white wine (sub with white grape juice, see Note 1)
.5 oz elderflower cordial or syrup (or more to taste, see Note 2 for lower sugar options)
Extra basil and edible flowers to garnish (optional)

Metric - US

Instructions

Place lime juice and basil into your shaker and muddle the basil a few times until it is lightly bruised (see expert tips above for the best way to muddle basil).
Add the cucumber juice, non-alcoholic white wine and elderflower cordial or syrup to the shaker with a few cubs of ice. Replace the lid and shake for about 15 seconds.
Strain into your martini or coupe glass and garnish with extra basil and/or edible flowers.

Notes

Note 1: I love Giesen 0% Sauvignon Blanc as it's both delicious and lower sugar.

Note 2: I love the Belvoir elderflower cordial, or there are some lower sugar versions such as SweetLeaf.

To make cucumber juice without a juicer

To make enough juice for one mocktail: grate about 3 inches of cucumber into a small bowl, then pour the mixture though a sieve or strainer into a small bowl. I find it easiest to press down on the grated cucumber with the back of a large spoon - this helps to extract every last drop!

If you're making more than 1 mocktail: go by the rule of 1 medium cucumber = around 4oz juice. Instead of hand grating, chop the cucumbers roughly into chunks and place in a blender. Blend until smooth, adding 1-3 tablespoons of water to facilitate blending if you need to. Then strain as described above.

Nutrition panel calculations are based on Giesen 0% and Belvoir Cordial.

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