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Easy summer COCKTAILS

Garden gimlet

Vegetables in cocktails will be a trend for summer, so why not get some of your five-a-day within a gin?

Serves 1  Ready in 10 mins

50g cucumber, peeled and chopped
10 garden peas (thawed if frozen)
50ml gin (we used Hendrick’s)
20ml Bottlegreen Elderflower
Cordial

to garnish:

3 sprigs of mint

In a shaker, muddle together the cucumber and peas until they have mushed into a thick-textured juice. Hard shake all the ingredients with ice until chilled, then strain into a martini

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