Cinco de Mayo Drink: Cilantro Cooler
Thanks to Food & Wine for sharing this recipe.
Ingredients
1/2 cup chopped cucumber
5 cilantro leaves, plus 1 flowering cilantro sprig for garnish (optional)
Ice
2 ounces vodka
3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
3/4 ounce Simple Syrup
1 ounce chilled club soda
Directions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle the cucumber and cilantro leaves.
- Add ice and the vodka, lime juice and Simple Syrup and shake well.
- Double strain into an ice-filled collins glass, stir in the club soda and garnish.
