Cucumber-Tequila Cooler

Name: Cucumber-Tequila Cooler
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 1 two-inch piece of Persian or hothouse cucumber, peeled and rough chopped; 0.5 teaspoon agave syrup; 1 oz freshly squeezed lime juice; 2 oz tequila; 2 oz seltzer; 0 salt, to garnish; 0 crushed ice; 0 kosher salt, for garnish; 0 cucumber ribbons, for garnish; 0 lime wedge, for garnish

A crisp, refreshing cucumber-tequila cooler that will help end your summer gracefully. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Pantoh_Together

Prep5 min

Total5 min

Servings1

Difficultyeasy

Alcoholic Beverages

Ingredients

1two-inch piece of Persian or hothouse cucumber, peeled and rough chopped
0.5 teaspoonagave syrup
1 ozfreshly squeezed lime juice
2 oztequila
2 ozseltzer
0salt, to garnish
0crushed ice
0kosher salt, for garnish
0cucumber ribbons, for garnish
0lime wedge, for garnish

Instructions

1
Place a good amount of kosher salt on a small saucer. Wet the rim of a lowball glass with the lime wedge. Dip the glass into the salt to adhere to the rim of the glass. Fill with a good amount of crushed ice. Place the cucumber ribbons inside the glass along the bottom. Set aside.
2
Place the chopped cucumber into a shaker. Muddle the cucumber until broken and smashed.
3
Add the lime juice, agave and tequila and a cup of ice. Shake well for 15 seconds. Strain into prepared glass.
4
Top with seltzer and garnish with a lime wedge.