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  • 50ml sugar syrup
    (buy ready-made, or make your own - see tip, below)
  • 10 thin slices cucumber
    plus 4 ribbons sliced with a vegetable peeler
  • large bunch mint
    stems removed
  • 1 tbsp dry vermouth
  • 150ml gin

Nutrition: per martini

  • kcal282
  • fat0g
  • saturates0g
  • carbs2g
  • sugars13g
  • fibre0g
  • protein2g
  • salt0g
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Method

  • step 1

    Chill two martini glasses. Put all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker or jug (except the cucumber ribbons), along with a handful of ice. Shake or mix well to combine, then strain the liquid into the glasses. Garnish with the cucumber ribbons, bunched up and threaded onto a cocktail stick.

RECIPE TIPS
SIMPLE SUGAR SYRUP

Boil equal quantities of caster sugar and water until the sugar has dissolved. Cool, then chill until ready to use. Will keep in the fridge for up to 6 months

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2014

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A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.2 ratings

SallyF100

Halved the ingredients to make one, and it was lovely. Agree with the previous comment to slightly reduce the sugar syrup, it is quite sweet but very tasty.

Collette27

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

These were very good! I did use less sugar syrup in the second batch I made as the first was a bit too sweet for me. But all in all very tasty.

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