Ingredients for lemon mojito
- 6-8 fresh mint leaves
- 2 lemon slices – thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2-3 cups club soda (or soda of choice)
- 1 pinch salt or add as required
- 2 tablespoons sugar or add as per taste
- ¼ cup ice cubes, or as needed
Instructions for lemon mojito
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First, rinse the mint leaves in the water a few times. Drain all the water and set them aside.
- Pour lime juice, and mint leaves into a highball glass. Add sugar and sugar and stir to dissolve.
- Gently muddle ingredients together by pressing them into the mint leaves (if you don’t have a muddling tool, the back of a wooden spoon works).
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Add some crushed ice or ice cubes.
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Pour soda, sparkling water, or water. Stir well with a stirrer or spoon.
- Top with additional ice; garnish with a lime wedge and fresh mint.
- Serve at once.
Tips and Variations
- Easily swap fresh mint leaves with basil in this recipe.
- excessive crushing of the mint or basil can give a bitter taste.
- For the sweetener, you can add your preferred sweetener.
- If you are not fond of club soda, replace it with water instead.
Recipe variations for Lemon mojito
- Omit sugar and use Sprite in place of club soda
- Use lemon juice, grapefruit juice, or pineapple juice in place of lime juice
- Muddle fresh berries, pineapple, or watermelon with the mint
- Replace sugar with simple syrup
- Blend ingredients for a frozen mojito
Types of Mojito
- Dirty Mojito – made with key limes, dark spiced rum, brown sugar
- Greek Mojito – made with Metaxa, an amber spirit from Greece
- English Mojito – made with Sprite, gin and sometimes has cucumber
- Mojito Royal – uses champagne as an alternative to soda
- Malibu Mojito – has flavors of coconut
FAQs
- Can I use water to create this mojito?
- My mojito became a little bit bitter. What might cause this?
- Is basil the same as Thai basil? Is it possible to substitute Thai basil for normal basil in this recipe?
Nutrition
Calories | 37 kcal |
Fat | 1.9 g |
Sodium |
5.3 mg |
Potassium |
120 mg |
Carbohydrates | 9 g |
Protein | 1 g |
Vitamin A |
16 IU |
Vitamin C |
8 mg |
Calcium | 12 mg |