Three Refreshing Mocktails

FAUX-MOJITO

Time: 10 minutes

Serves: 1 drink

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Ingredients:

• 3-4 fresh raspberries
• 5-6 mint leaves
• ¼ cup cranberry juice
• 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
• ½ cup soda water
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup boiling water

To make the sugar syrup, dissolve the sugar and boiling water in a bowl and let it cool.

In a tall glass, muddle the raspberries, mint leaves and 2 tbsp of the sugar syrup.

Fill the glass with ice. Add cranberry juice, lime juice and soda water.

Garnish with a lime wedge and cheers!

ICED GINGER TEA

Time: 10 minutes

Serves: 4 drinks

Ingredients:

• 8 cups water
• 8 green tea bags
• 4cm knob fresh ginger, peeled and diced finely
• 1 lemon and/or lime, sliced
• Sprig of mint for garnish

Boil the water in a saucepan. Remove from heat and add the minced ginger and tea bags. Steep tea for up to three minutes.

Remove tea bags and strain the tea into a tall jug.

Refrigerate until cold and serve with a natural sweetener such Stevia or sugar syrup (see previous recipe).

Add lemon or lime slices and garnish with mint.

WATERMELON AND BASIL COOLER

Time: 10 minutes

Serves: 4 drinks

Ingredients:

• 1 watermelon
• 5-6 fresh basil leaves
• Juice of ½ lime

Chop the watermelon and remove any seeds. Place in a blender with the basil leaves and lime juice.

Serve cold over plenty of ice. Sweeten with a dash of sugar syrup, if required.