Shiso Fine Recipe

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April Wachtel
April Wachtel, a contributing writer at Serious Eats
April Wachtel

April Wachtel is an experienced mixologist and a cocktail and spirits instructor whose recipes have appeared in Serious Eats, Greatest, Whiskey Advocate, and more. She's also founder and CEO of a cocktail mixers company, Cheeky Cocktails.

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Updated Aug. 29, 2018
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A nonalcoholic drink made with shiso and mint, brightened with rice wine vinegar and green apple juice. Vicky Wasik

Why It Works

  • Mocktails often lack the savory flavors contributed by booze; here cucumber fills in some of those notes.
  • Rice wine vinegar adds tangy brightness to this drink, paired with fresh green apple juice for sweetness.

Cucumber and mint are common cocktail ingredients, but this one is a little more unusual thanks to the addition of delicate rice wine vinegar and shiso, a mint relative that's often used in Asian cuisines.

Recipe Facts

Active:15 mins
Total:15 mins
Serves:1 serving

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For the Cucumber Vinegar:

  • 1/2cupsliced cucumber (peel on)

  • 1cupunseasoned rice wine vinegar

For Each Drink:

  • 2shisoleaves, plus 1 extra for garnish

  • 8mintleaves

  • 1/4ouncesimple syrup(see note)

  • 3ouncesfresh Granny Smith apple juice(see note)

  • 1ounceCucumber Vinegar

  • 1/4ouncefreshjuice from 1 lime

Directions

  1. For the Cucumber Vinegar:In a small bowl, combine cucumbers and rice wine vinegar. Let stand 5 minutes, then strain. Reserve Cucumber Vinegar for cocktails, and serve cucumber slices as a snack, if desired.

  2. For Each Drink:添加shiso、薄荷、高杯酒gl和简单的糖浆ass. Muddle, pressing gently, until mint fragrance is noticeable; do not tear or mash the leaves. Add apple juice, cucumber vinegar, and lime juice and fill glass with ice. Stir until well chilled, about 10 seconds. Garnish with shiso leaf and serve immediately.

Notes

A juicer is the easiest way to make fresh green apple juice. 1 whole juiced Granny Smith apple will provide enough juice for each cocktail. If you don't have access to a juicer, though, you can use a blender. Add two ounces water to a blender, then add 1 chopped unpeeled apple gradually to the blender. (As the apple blends, more liquid will be available to help the mixture blend smoothly.) Blend until uniform, then strain through a fine-mesh strainer. Use immediately.

To make simple syrup, combine 1 cup water with 1 cup sugar in a small saucepan and heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Cool before using. Simple syrup will keep in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Special Equipment

Juicer or blender, fine-mesh strainer, muddler

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Nutrition Facts(per serving)
63 Calories
0g Fat
14g Carbs
0g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories 63
% Daily Value*
Total Fat0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol0mg 0%
Sodium5mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate14g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0g 1%
Total Sugars 12g
Protein0g
Vitamin C 38mg 191%
Calcium 13mg 1%
Iron 0mg 2%
Potassium 110mg 2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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