Cucumber Lime Cooler

By Rachel Cooks

Ingredients

½ cup thinly sliced cucumber ((4 to 5 slices, plus more for garnish))
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons simple syrup ((or to taste))
½ cup cold sparkling water or club soda
ice
4 fresh mint leaves or small sprigs ((for garnish))

Prep Time10mins
Servings1

Instructions

Add cucumber slices to the bottom of a glass. Gently muddle with a spoon or muddler, until lightly crushed. You can also add fresh mint and muddle it along with the cucumber, if you want. Try not to mash the cucumber too much; you don't want bits and pieces of it floating in your mocktail.

Add lime juice and simple syrup. Stir to combine.

Fill the glass with ice. Top with sparkling water and stir gently to combine.

Garnish with additional cucumber slices and fresh mint leaves or sprigs, if desired. Serve immediately.