Lychee Mojito- A refreshing summer mocktail

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Mojito is a traditional Cuban highball consisting of white rum, sugar, lime juice, sparkling water, and mint. A mojito which does not have alcohol in it is a ‘virgin mojito’ and is categorized as a mocktail. Mocktails are those drinks which can be consumed by everyone who wants to relish flavorful drinks without adding alcohol to it.

This Lychee Mojito is just that subtle , sweet something you always wanted to linger over on a warm summer evening. Simply add some ice cubes , garnish with a lemon slice and few mint leaves and you are ready to beat the heat with a glass of refreshing virgin Lychee Mojito .You can use fresh lychees and muddle them with the limes but it can be made with lychee juice also.

lychee being sweet and juicy treat, gives a high content of water which keeps us being hydrated. Lychee is a great source of dietary fiber that helps in achieving efficient digestion. Lychee is known for its remarkable levels of Vitamin C content which is a very essential mineral needed by the body for it to be able to defend multiple disease and illnesses on its own. Lychee is very abundant in strong antioxidants that remove harmful toxins in the body which triggers development of cancer cells.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time/ Serving Time: 5 minutes

Serves:2

Ingredients:

1 tbsp Lemon juice
6 to 7 Mint leaves
3 tbsp Sugar syrup
1 cup lychee puree + some for garnishing
Crushed Ice
lemon slices and few mint leaves for garnishing

Let's Learn how to make this Lychee Mojito:

Prepare sugar syrup by heating 1 1/2 tbsp of sugar in 1/4 cup water on low to medium flame. Let the sugar dissolve completely. Allow to simmer for a little less than half a minute. Turn off the flame and bring the sugar syrup to room temperature.

Peel the Lychees and deseed them. In a blender make a puree of the lychees.

Take two serving glass, add 2-3 fresh mint leaves, a tbsp of sugar syrup and a little more than a tbsp of lemon juice. Use a spoon to gently crush or bruise the mint leaves.

Pour the lychee puree in it. Add 1 to 2 whole unseeded lychees in it and slowly pour chilled water into the glass till it almost reaches the brim and stir to mix.

Garnish with a slice of lemon, a small sprig of mint leaves and add 2 to 3 ice cubes in each glass and serve.
In place of chilled water you can also add chilled soda water for all that extra fizz.