Green Goddess Cocktail

Serves: 6

Clair Leannon

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

44

Sweetness

44

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

230 g

Vodka

1 cup

Sugar

Directions:

1

Combine vodka and tea in a jar

2

Cover and let infuse 8 hours

3

Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl; discard solids

4

Cover and chill

5

Bring sugar and 1/3 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar

6

Remove from heat, add arugula, and stir until wilted

7

Cover and let syrup steep 5 minutes, then strain into a small bowl; discard solids

8

Cover and chill arugula syrup until cold, at least 1 hour

9

Cut 12 thin slices from cucumber; set aside

10

For each cocktail, finely grate onefourth of remaining cucumber directly into a cocktail shaker

11

Add a piece of jalapeño and muddle until chile is broken into small pieces

12

Add 2 ounces green-tea vodka, 1 ounces arugula syrup, and 1 ounces lemon juice to shaker

13

Fill with ice and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is frosty, about 30 seconds

14

Strain cocktail into a Collins glass filled with ice and garnish with mint and 3 reserved cucumber slices

15

Combine vodka and tea in a jar

16

Cover and let infuse 8 hours

17

Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl; discard solids

18

Cover and chill

19

Bring sugar and 1/3 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar

20

Remove from heat, add arugula, and stir until wilted

21

Cover and let syrup steep 5 minutes, then strain into a small bowl; discard solids

22

Cover and chill arugula syrup until cold, at least 1 hour

23

Cut 12 thin slices from cucumber; set aside

24

For each cocktail, finely grate onefourth of remaining cucumber directly into a cocktail shaker

25

Add a piece of jalapeño and muddle until chile is broken into small pieces

26

Add 2 ounces green-tea vodka, 1 ounces arugula syrup, and 1 ounces lemon juice to shaker

27

Fill with ice and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is frosty, about 30 seconds

28

Strain cocktail into a Collins glass filled with ice and garnish with mint and 3 reserved cucumber slices

29

Do Ahead Vodka can be infused 1 month ahead; keep chilled

30

Arugula syrup can be made 3 days ahead; keep chilled

31

Vodka can be infused 1 month ahead; keep chilled

32

Arugula syrup can be made 3 days ahead; keep chilled