Kiwi Cucumber Cooler
A drink where kiwi fruit and mint leaves do the work.
Ingredients
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Metric
- 1 cucumber
- 2 kiwi fruit
- 50 mint leaves
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- 1 lemon
- 0.5 teaspoon chia seeds (optional)
- 1 can tonic water
- 2 tbsp gin per drink (optional)
Steps
- Soak the chia seeds in two tablespoons of water.
- Peel the cucumber and the kiwi, and cut them into small pieces. Ensure that the cucumber is not overripe and seeds are soft.
- Blend the cucumber in a mixer. When the cucumber is well-blended, add kiwi, mint leaves, lemon & sugar.
- White sugar can be replaced with 1 tablespoon honey.
- Pour the juice in a glass and add soaked chia seeds, ice and top it up with tonic water.
- Chop the second kiwi into small pieces and use for garnishing.
- For the cocktail, do not add chia seeds and add gin instead.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
| Calories | 241 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 1.9 g |
| Fat | 0.9 g |
| Carbs | 59.6 g |
| Fiber | 2.5 g |
| Sodium | 13 mg |