Preparation Time : 10- 12 minutes
Cooking Time : 12 -15 minutes for sugar syrup alone
Serving : 4 members
Description
On a shopping sphere to Bangalore for my daughters first birthday celebrations nearly twenty four years back . We landed at kids kemp , the happening place then for all kids related things . Each one of us from kids to adults were awe struck and mesmerised with every bit in the store from the warm welcome , to the variety of dresses , to the dancing huge dolls ( my gal just clung onto me getting scared seeing them ) . We were served a welcome fizzy drink in a pale green colour garnished with mint leaves . The colour was so inviting that I took one drink for myself . The first sip , it tasted so different and yum. Back then , in India we had just thumps up and Torino option for fizzy drinks . I made sure to ask them what the drink was and got a reply with ” GREEN APPLE MOJITO ” . That was the first time I got to know there were apples in green colour too . That taste and colour with its refreshing soothing feel kept haunting me for years to follow . Finally when the buzz of fast food chains were launched in India got to taste mojitos again . This was just a trial recollecting the taste and look of the first green apple mojito I had at kids kemp . I did get the taste but the colour yet to be perfected . Served it at home on a summer day , lunch feast as a welcome drink getting their place in the sun with style that don’t get any easier to the stomach . Sure , did raise eye brows and proved to me you don’t have to send yourself to a chef school to up your game . So love it or hate it but definitely make sure to try it .
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Sugar syrup | to taste |
| Sparkling water / soda | as needed |
| Green apple essence | a drop |
| Green food colour | a drop or lesser |
| Mint leaves | to garnish |
| Green apple | 2 |
| Lime juice | 1/2 a lime , just a squeeze |
| Ice cubes | few |
Method
- Boil equal amount of sugar and water together until half reduced . Remove from flame and cool completely .
- Grind one green apple with little water to a smooth following consistency and strain . Add lime juice , green food colour and green apple essence to the strained green apple juice and mix well .
- In a glass , place Ice cubes 1/4 way . Pour the green apple juice about 4 -6 tablespoons in each glass . Top with sugar syrup . Mix , taste and adjust . Pour chilled sparkling water over . Garnish with a slice of green apple and a spring of mint .
Note
Apply lime juice and salt over the green apple slices to be garnished so they don’t turn dark in colour or just dip into the sugar syrup .
