Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Virgin Mojito Recipe | Refreshing Mojito Mocktail is a gluten-free, vegan cuban, World beverages made with simple everyday ingredients in about 15 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: Not specified
- Total time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2
- Category: Beverages
- Cuisine: cuban, World
Ingredients
- 18 to 20 basil leaves ((small-sized of or ⅛ cup small basil leaves - about 1 gram (alternatively use mint leaves))
- 2 lemon slices (- thinly sliced)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice (- divided)
- 1 pinch salt (or add as required)
- 2 cups club soda (or sparkling water or cold water)
- 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar (or add as per taste)
- ice cubes (or crushed ice as required)
Method
- First rinse the basil leaves or mint leaves in water a few times. Drain all the water and set them aside.
- In a mortar-pestle or in a pitcher, take the basil leaves or mint leaves, lemons slices, sugar and salt. Note that 2 tablespoons sugar will make the drink sweet. If you want a predominant tangy taste, then add 1 tablespoon sugar. To make the drink diabetic friendly, add a sugar substitute like stevia. You can also use honey instead of sugar.
- Muddle all the ingredients with the pestle.
- Spoon the muddled ingredients in two glasses.
- Divide the lemon juice and add in each glass.
- Add some crushed ice or ice cubes.
- Pour soda, sparkling water or water. Stir well with a stirrer or spoon.
- Serve Virgin Mojito immediately.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
