Cucumber-Aloe Cocktail - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Here's a summer cocktail that isn't too herbaceous or vegetably," Kinch says. "Aloe juice goes well with cucumbers, and Hendrick's Gin adds nice rose and cucumber notes.
Ingredients
- 8 1/4"-thick slices cucumber
- 12 small fresh shiso leaves
- 1/4 cup Hendrick's Gin
- 6 tablespoons tonic water
- 1/4 cup aloe juice
- 2 teaspoons Chartreuse liqueur
- Ingredient info: Shiso leaves, from the perilla plant (also known as Japanese basil), are sold at Japanese markets. Aloe juice is available at better supermarkets and at specialty foods stores.
Instructions
- Using a muddler or the handle of a wooden spoon, crush and mash cucumber and shiso in a cocktail shaker. Add gin and mash again. Fill shaker halfway with ice cubes. Add tonic, aloe, and Chartreuse. Stir to blend well. Fill 2 Old Fashioned glasses with ice; strain cocktail into glasses.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Basil.
Basil is an excellent stress reliever, and has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits.
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