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Aloe Cucumber Refresher
A tasty drink to go with your favorite Vietnamese dish.
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Serves: more than 10
Watch Top Chef Lee Anne Wong prepare this recipe in her online video series "The Wong Way To Cook"!
Directions:
Ginger basil syrup:
Mince ginger chunks together with basil leaves. Set aside.
In a medium saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil over medium heat. Stir well to dissolve sugar. Add ginger and basil mixture to the syrup and reduce heat to simmer. Simmer for 30 minutes. Strain and cool.
Cucumber juice:
Roughly chop one and a half cucumbers and thinly slice the remaining half cucumber for garnish. Place chopped cucumbers in a blender with 2 tablespoons of sparkling water. Blend on a low speed until cucumber is pureed. Add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time if mixture is too thick. Strain through a fine mesh sieve, discarding cucumber pulp and reserving cucumber juice.
To serve:
Fill an 8 oz glass with ice. Add 2oz-3oz each, to taste, of ginger/basil syrup, aloe juice, and cucumber juice. Top with a splash of sparkling water. Garnish with remaining basil leaves and cucumber slices.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 c. granulated sugar
1 1/2 c. water
1 pound fresh ginger, cut in 2 inch chunks
1/2 c. fresh basil leaves plus 24 leaves for garnish
2 large English cucumbers
1 liter sparkling water
1/2 c. aloe juice
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Comments
jbalkenende wrote:
how do you make or find aloe juice?
posted on September 28, 2007 at 11:44 AM
Bailey wrote:
I know you can buy the actual aloe leaf (I've done this at a local supermarket.) It's thick, green, and full of juices. Perhaps that's one way?
posted on December 7, 2007 at 11:40 AM
tina wrote:
you could buy aloe juices on asian supermarkets..they have it there..
posted on December 12, 2007 at 9:58 PM
James wrote:
Those asian aloe drink isn't the most legit aloe drink u can find out there. those ones in asian store sells ones that are diluted with water with large amount of sugar. results won't be the same as the full juice u get from actual leaf.
posted on April 25, 2008 at 8:51 AM
shawnee wrote:
Trader Joes sells Aloe Juice.
posted on August 3, 2008 at 1:31 PM