Cucumber & elderflower spritzer

PREP: 10 MINS PLUS CHILLING SKILL: EASY SERVES 6

Cool off this summer with a light, refreshing cocktail made with fresh seasonal ingredients

1 cucumber, ends trimmed ½ bottle white wine 200ml elderflower cordial few mint sprigs, leaves picked 2 x bottles soda water, chilled

1

Chop the cucumber into a few chunks, then put in a blender or food processor with the wine and elderflower cordial. Whizz until well blended, then pour through a sieve set over a large bowl or jug. Tip the contents of the sieve back into the machine, whizz again until pulpy, then sieve again into the liquid already collected. Add 1-2 tbsp of the cucumber pulp from the sieve into the liquid and discard the rest.

Chill until ready to serve.

2

To serve, fill glasses with a few ice cubes and some mint leaves.

Pour in enough cucumber base to come halfway up the glass, then top up with soda water.

NUTRITION: PER SERVING

Kcal 122

Fat 0g

Saturates 0g

Carbs 21g

Sugars 21g

Fibre 0g

Protein 1g

Low in salt 0.19g