Cucumber-Aloe Cocktail - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Cucumber-Aloe Cocktail
Servings: 2
Drink

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

  1. 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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