Invigorating Cucumber Mint Cocktail Recipe By Tasty

Steps:

• Peel the cucumbers and slice them in half lengthwise.
• Scoop out the seeds with a spoon and discard.
• Cut the cucumbers into thin slices and combine in a bowl with the oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper.
• Marinate for at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator or at room temperature.
• Add the mint immediately before serving.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the lime rinds and sugar. Toss to coat the rinds with the sugar, then cover. Let sit, stirring every 45 minutes, for about 4 hours, or until the sugar is completely dissolved and there's syrup in the bottom of the bowl.
• Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth, pushing to extract as much liquid as possible. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 months.
• In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the rum, lime juice, simple syrup, and mint leaves. Shake vigorously for 20 seconds.
• Strain into a glass filled with ice and top with ginger beer.
• Garnish with the slice of lime and mint leaves.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Cut 4 thin spears from 1 cucumber, and reserve for garnish. Peel remaining cucumbers, and quarter them lengthwise. Scrape out seeds with a spoon, and discard. Coarsely chop cucumbers, then puree in a food processor until smooth. Strain through a fine sieve, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add mint, sugar, and lime juice, and shake. Add 3/4 cup cucumber juice, the vodka, and Cointreau, and shake. Strain into 4 glasses filled with ice. Garnish each cocktail with a cucumber spear.