Passionfruit, Cucumber, Mint and Gin Spritzer

This is a light and refreshing tropical cocktail that can be pre-mixed and stored in the fridge. This gin spritzer is perfect for brunch, lunch or happy hour drinks for the hot steamy weather. Passionfruit is one of my favourite fruits and you can buy them really cheap at the wet market for about $5 a kilo. Recipe adapted from Peony Lim. Makes 4.

INGREDIENTS

1 inch of fresh grated ginger
8 sprigs of mint
1 cucumber
1 cup of passionfruit pulp (about 16 passionfruits)
½ cup of gin
1 chilled soda water or prosecco to add a bit of fizz
2 passionfruits cut in half for garnish
Extra mint for garnish

METHOD

Pulverise the passionfruit pulp in a food processor or blender to loosen the pulp from the seeds. Use a sieve to extract the juice using a wooden spoon to push the juice into a bowl. Discard the seeds. Using a peeler, make 4 peels of cucumber for garnish later. With the remaining cucumber, peel, dice and add to a food processor or blender. Add mint and ginger and blitz. Use a sieve to strain the cucumber, ginger juice and discard the rest. Add passionfruit juice, gin and cucumber juice into a jug and refrigerate until needed.

Before serving, place a cucumber peel in each glass, top with gin, passionfruit, cucumber juice and top with some soda water or prosecco if you prefer. Garnish with half a passionfruit and some mint leaves.

Cheers!