Who doesn’t like a wee drink on the patio on a hot summer’s day? In order to keep the guilt demons off my back, I try to make sure that my alcohol comes with as little sugar and as much fruits and vegetables as possible. Yes, I am a whack job but a healthy one.  There is some evidence that the existence of alcohol actually enhances the uptake of nutrients from the food. Whack job like a fox!

Imagine my glee when I got an invitation to the Mott’s Clamato Caesar making contest at StarFish Oyster Bed and Grill. New ways to work in guilt free sipping while noshing on nummy seafood? I’m in. Party Mummy was there too so I will let her go into the drink details but suffice it to say that they were pretty darned creative. 

I find the taste of most vegetable juices over the top salty and need to be mitigated in some way. My favorite of the Clamato recipes used mashed and strained cucumber juice which provided a light, refreshing twist that did the trick. It toned down the salt and added some nutrients for the alcohol to carry into my body. So I’m going to steal it. Hey, all’s fair in love and seafood.

Lemon Cucumber Gin

¼             English cucumber

¼-½        lemon

1.25 oz gin

1.25 oz  soda water

                Ice

Mash or grate cucumber into a sieve and catch juice, pour into a martini shaker.

Squeeze lemon into shaker and add gin as well as ice.

Strain into a martini glass and top with soda water.

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