Skinny Cucumber-Lime Gin and Tonic

Name: Skinny Cucumber-Lime Gin and Tonic
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Serves 1 (serving size: 1 cup)
Ingredients: 6 Persian cucumber slices (about 1/2 cucumber); 2 (2-in.) lime peel strips; ¼ cup (2 oz.) gin; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (from 2 limes); ½ cup diet tonic water; Thinly sliced lime

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This refreshing and effervescent drink is like summer in a glass. Diet tonic water and lime juice combine for a great low-carb alternative that doesn’t have a strong aspartame aftertaste. For the coldest drink possible, make sure your glass is full of ice before you strain the mixture over it.

By Nicole McLaughlin

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5 mins

Yield:

Serves 1 (serving size: 1 cup)

Ingredients

6 Persian cucumber slices (about 1/2 cucumber)
2 (2-in.) lime peel strips
¼ cup (2 oz.) gin
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (from 2 limes)
½ cup diet tonic water
Thinly sliced lime

Directions

Step 1
Muddle cucumber slices and lime peel strips in the bottom of a glass.

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Step 2
Stir in gin and lime juice to cucumber mixture; strain into a glass filled with ice. Top with diet tonic water; garnish with lime slices. (For more concentrated flavor, chill mixture 12 hours before straining).

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