Cucumber-Tequila Cooler
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/
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
- salt, to garnish
- crushed ice
- kosher salt, for garnish
- cucumber ribbons, for garnish
- lime 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.