Your Daily Dish: Asian Pear Mojito

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A spoon (actually two teaspoons) of honey make the vodka go down in the most delightful way, especially in this Asian Pear Mojito, a refreshing blend of pears, basil, honey and vodka.

Ingredients

¼ cup peeled and chopped Asian pear
4 fresh basil leaves, torn
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
2 tsp honey
2oz pear vodka
Ginger ale, to top up

Fresh basil, thinly sliced to garnish

Directions

Using a tall glass, muddle chopped pears, torn basil, lemon juice and honey. Fill the glass halfway with ice cubes and stir in pear vodka. Top up glass with ginger ale. Stir well and garnish with basil.

Serves 1

Bite Me Bit: “There are only ten minutes in the life of a pear when it is perfect to eat.” 

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

For more Mojito madness, whip up a batch of these summery Blueberry Mojitos.

 

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