My name is Bridget, and I am a fan of basil.

I've recently discovered basil is really good in margaritas. I wondered how this beautiful herb would taste when combined with other spirits. Turns out it is also great paired with vodka!

I found this recipe on Liquor.com and played around with it a bit. I hope you find this cocktail as refreshingly delicious as we did!

The instructions contain the verbs "muddle" and "shake," but have no fear if you don't own a muddler or shaker! Instead of "muddling," I "smashed." I don't have a bartender's "shaker" so I used an old (clean!) plastic jar with a lid.

Wait no longer -- give this drink a try today!

ENJOY!

Basil, Cucumber & Lime Cocktail

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Serves	2
Prep time	5 minutes
Meal type	Beverage
Brought to you by	The Recipe Wench - www.therecipewench.com
Slightly adapted from recipe on	Liquor.com

This basil, cucumber, lime, vodka cocktail is so refreshing and simple to make. Careful! It goes down fast!

Ingredients

4 Fresh basil leaves
5 Slices of cucumber (¼ inch thick)
4 Ounces Simple syrup (Make simple syrup by combining equal portions water and sugar. Heat until sugar dissolves. Store in fridge.)
1 Large Juicy lemon
1 Large Juicy lime
4 Ounces Vodka

Note

There's no need to buy any fancy bar equipment for this cocktail. To "muddle" I used my Pampered Chef tool called the "mix and chop" and that worked perfectly. You could use a potato masher. I also don't own a shaker (yet) so I use a plastic jar with a lid. When I strain the cocktail, I strain through a sieve. Nothing fancy!

Directions

Step 1
Muddle basil and cucumber along with simple syrup.
Step 2
Add juices from the lemon and lime.
Step 3
Add vodka.
Step 4
Place all in shaker (or something similar) filled with ice and shake, shake shake. Strain into ice-filled rocks glasses. Garnish with a slice of cucumber.