Mama's Little Helper
Serves: 3
Camila Dooley
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
50
Spice
48
Sweetness
57
Sourness
43
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.6
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Slice a piece of cucumber and reserve for garnish
2
Peel, halve and seed the remaining cucumber
3
Puree in a blender until smooth, then strain through a fine mesh sieve
4
Fill a highball glass three-quarters of the way with ice
5
Add 2 ounces cucumber puree, the gin, lime juice and simple syrup and stir
6
(To make a batch of simple syrup, simmer equal parts sugar and water in a saucepan until the sugar dissolves, then cool
7
) Fill the glass with seltzer and stir again
8
Garnish with the reserved cucumber slice
9
Photograph by Jonathan Kantor