Green Gimlet
Tart greens-based juice stands in for lime juice in this twist on a gimlet. Because nothing says "healthy" "ish" like adding alcohol and sugar syrup to green juice.
- Level: Easy
- Total: 30 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Inactive: 20 min
- Cook: 5 min
- Yield: 1 drink
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Nutrition Info - Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Calories
- 201 calorie
- Total Fat
- 0 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 0 grams
- Cholesterol
- 0 milligrams
- Sodium
- 11 milligrams
- Carbohydrates
- 19 grams
- Dietary Fiber
- 3 grams
- Protein
- 1 grams
- Sugar
- 14 grams
Ingredients
3 ounces Super Green Juice, recipe follows
2 ounces gin
1/2 ounce Simple Syrup, recipe follows
Cucumber slice, for garnish
Super Green Juice:
1 to 2 large, juicy lemons, peel and pith removed
1 medium Granny Smith apple, peeled and cored
2 romaine leaves
1/2 large cucumber
1 cup loosely packed hearty greens, such as spinach or kale
Simple Syrup:
1 cup granulated sugar
Directions
- Combine the Super Green Juice, gin and Simple Syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously for 8 to 10 seconds. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a cucumber slice.
Super Green Juice:
- Juice, in this order, the lemons, apple, romaine, cucumber and greens, following your juicer's specific settings for each. Serve the juice immediately over ice, if desired.
Simple Syrup:
- Bring the sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan. When the sugar is completely dissolved, remove the saucepan from the heat and cool the syrup to room temperature. Refrigerate, covered, for up to 1 month.
