Mojito

Name: Mojito
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Makes 1 serving
Ingredients: 10 fresh mint leaves; 2 tablespoons sugar; Juice from 1/2 lime (about 2 tablespoons); ¼ cup light rum; Ice cubes; Splash of club soda

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This is Cuba's signature libation. A frequent visitor to the tropics, Ernest Hemingway named this his beverage of choice.

Recipe by Southern Living December 2005

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Recipe Summary

prep:

5 mins

total:

5 mins

Yield:

Makes 1 serving

Ingredients

10 fresh mint leaves
2 tablespoons sugar
Juice from 1/2 lime (about 2 tablespoons)
¼ cup light rum
Ice cubes
Splash of club soda

Directions

Step 1

Combine mint leaves, sugar, and lime juice in a small mortar bowl; crush mint using a pestle. Transfer mint mixture to a tall glass.

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Step 2

Add rum, and stir; add ice cubes. Add a splash of club soda.
Step 3

Note: If you don't have a mortar and pestle, simply use the back of a spoon to crush the mint leaves in your glass with the sugar and lime juice.

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