Mojito is a delicious alcoholic cocktail made from rum with the addition of mint and sugar syrup. You can find this drink in the menu of bars and restaurants around the world. His recipe is quite simple, the main thing is to choose high-quality alcohol and have a shaker for mixing. Of course, like many similar mixes, it has several varieties, and today we will diversify the usual way of cooking it: a truly
summer strawberry mojito
recipe can be found in our article. It is not necessary to use fresh berries, the desired taste can be achieved by adding the right syrup or juice. This drink will certainly become a hit of your party and will especially appeal to the ladies who traditionally prefer a sweet taste and weak cocktails. Next, read about how to make strawberry mojito according to all the rules. The main thing is to remember that excessive drinking can be harmful to your health. Also, those who are on a diet or care about the calorie content of their diet, it is useful to know that one portion of the drink contains 218 kcal, and most of them are carbohydrates.
A detailed recipe for strawberry mojito
For one serving you will need:
- 10-12 leaves of fresh mint, which need to be slightly kneaded by hand;
- half of fresh lime, cut into 4 small pieces;
- 45 ml of light rum, better than Bacardi, although any other will do;
- 15 ml of sugar syrup;
- 15 grams (about 1 tablespoon) of strawberry puree;
- soda or mineral water with gas, shveps, sprite or any other white soda.
Mash the mint leaves with your hands, squeeze the juice from the lime into a large glass, half or one third full of ice. In a shaker, mix rum and sugar syrup, pour into a glass. Next, add strawberry puree there and add the selected soda to the edge of the glass. At the end of the cocktail you need to stir with a stick and serve, garnishing with a slice of lime. Done! By the way, instead of mashed potatoes, you can add concentrated juice or syrup. This strawberry mojito recipe can be used to make a similar fruit cocktail: add, for example, peach puree, raspberries, juice and pulp of red Sicilian orange or any fruit that is in the refrigerator. Enough to show imagination.
Strawberry Mojito: a non-alcoholic cocktail
If for some reason you do not drink alcohol or at a children's party or birthday you want to diversify the usual juices and drinks, try to prepare a non-alcoholic version of the mix. For him you will need:
- 200 grams of fresh strawberries;
- 10-12 fresh mint leaves;
- 1 lime;
- 1 tablespoon of sugar, it is best to take brown;
- half a liter of soda or mineral water or other light soda;
- ice.
First, wash and peel the strawberries, and then, using a blender or pestle, mash it. In a bowl that you choose to mix the drink, squeeze the juice from the lime, pour sugar and put the mint leaves, which you need to knead before hand. Then add the berry puree, ice and selected soda. So simply and quickly, using a strawberry mojito recipe (its alcoholic or non-alcoholic version), you will diversify the menu of drinks at your holiday or summer party.