Grilled Gin and Tonic

Name: Grilled Gin and Tonic
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 dashes bitters; 1 2-inch piece cucumber, chopped; 1 serving Cucumber spear, for garnish; 113 grams gin, such as Tanqueray; 1 serving Ice; 2 slices thick slices lime; 2 sprigs mint; 118 milliliters sugar; 1 serving Tonic water

You can never have too many beverage recipes, so give Grilled Gin and Tonic a try. This recipe serves 1. Watching your figure? This gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegan recipe has 710 calories, 2g of protein, and 1g of fat per serving. It is perfect for The Fourth Of July. If you have bitters, ice, cucumber spear, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 10 minutes.

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Combine the sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat. When the sugar dissolves, turn off the heat, add the mint sprigs and let cool. Strain into a clean jar. Can be stored in the refrigerator for a week.

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Sugar

Water

Mint

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Sauce Pan

Heat a grill pan and grill the lime slices on both sides, just until it gets nice grill marks but is still firm.

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Lime Slice

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Grill Pan

Grill

Cut 1 lime slice into pieces and put it into the bottom of a cocktail shaker or mixing glass along with the chopped cucumber, bitters and 1 tablespoon mint simple syrup. Muddle to mash all the solids.

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Simple Syrup

Lime Slice

Cocktail

Cucumber

Bitters

Mint

Add ice to the glass and pour over the gin. Shake or stir to get the gin cold. Strain into a martini glass (or over ice in a tall glass) and top with a splash of tonic water.

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Shake