Strawberry Lemon Drop
Strawberry Lemon Drop is a refreshing cocktail with fresh pureed strawberries, lemon juice, and vodka. Dip the rim of your glass in sugar and your drink is complete!
Ingredients
For the Simple Syrup:
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup water
For the cocktail
- 1/2 cup vodka
- 2 tablespoons simple syrup
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons pureed fresh strawberries strained through a fine mesh strainer*
- 1/2 teaspoon Cointreau or triple sec I used Cointreu
- granulated sugar for the rim of the glasses
Instructions
Prepare the simple syrup:
- Place the sugar and water in a small saucepan and heat over low heat until the sugar melts. Heat over medium low until heated through, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and cool completely.
Prepare the cocktails:
- Place some granulated sugar on a small plate. Wet the rim of the glasses with water and dip them in the sugar. Set aside.
- Place the vodka, simple syrup, lemon juice, strawberry puree, and Cointreau or triple sec in a small pitcher or large measuring cup and whisk to combine. Add ice and stir. Alternately, you can use a cocktail shaker.
- Pour the cocktail into the glasses, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
- I pureed 1 cup of strawberries in a blender, which yielded just under 1/2 cup or so of puree. Just refrigerate the leftovers or make more than 2 cocktails!
- Leftover simple syrup may be stored in an air tight container in the fridge. The nutrition information includes all of the simple syrup, though you won't need it all.
- The cocktail is still a bit on the strong side with the simple syrup, but with the sugared rim, it's just perfect.
- Cointreau is optional, but it adds a nice depth of flavor. Plus it's great in margaritas, too!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cocktail, Calories: 301kcal, Carbohydrates: 42g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 14mg, Potassium: 52mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 41g, Vitamin A: 3IU, Vitamin C: 15mg, Calcium: 7mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
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