Strawberry Mojito Recipes

Steps:

• Place 2-3 strawberries, 3 mint sprigs, and 2 tablespoons brown sugar in a shaker.
• Squeeze 3 lime wedges over glass and then drop in wedges.
• Mash together with a spoon.
• Add ice and rum.
• Cover and shake.
• Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a strawberry.

Steps:

• Pour 1/4 to 1/2 inch of sugar onto a small, shallow plate. Run one of the lime quarters around the rim of each cocktail glass, then dip the glasses into the sugar to rim; set aside.
• Squeeze all of the lime quarters into a sturdy glass pitcher. Toss the juiced limes into the pitcher along with the mint, strawberries, and 1 cup of sugar. Crush the fruits together with a muddler to release the juices from the strawberries and the oil from the mint leaves. Stir in the rum and club soda until the sugar has dissolved. Pour into the sugared glasses over ice cubes to serve.

Steps:

• For the strawberry-basil puree: To make the simple syrup, heat the sugar and 2 cups water in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring as needed, until the sugar has completely dissolved. Set aside and allow to cool completely.
• Add half of the strawberries, lime juice and basil to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until you reach a consistency that makes you happy. I do 10 to 15 pulses, which leaves a good bit of texture. Transfer to a pitcher or container. Repeat with the other half and add to the same container. Pour in the room temperature simple syrup, mix and chill for at least 30 minutes.
• For the strawberry-basil mojitos: Pour 1/2 cup of the strawberry basil puree into each glass. Top with 2 ounces of your favorite light rum, add ice and stir gently to combine. Top off each glass with a splash of soda. Garnish each drink with a stalk of basil and a lime wedge.

Steps:

• To a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add the mint and strawberries and muddle. Pour in the citrus rum, simple syrup, and lime juice. Shake and pour into a glass.

Steps:

• Combine lime juice and basil leaves in the bottom of a highball glass; use a wooden spoon to muddle the basil.
• Stir in rum and strawberries.
• Fill glass with ice cubes and top with club soda.
• Garnish with a lime slice and a whole strawberry, and serve.
• Makes 1 cocktail.

Steps:

• Juice 4 limes, yielding about 1/2 cup juice, and cut remaining lime into 6 wedges.
• Grasp mint sprig stems and slap leaves against a work surface to help release their oil; transfer to a sturdy glass pitcher. Stir in lime juice, rum, and strawberry syrup. Add club soda.
• Spread 1/4 to 1/2 inch sugar on a small, shallow plate. Run a lime wedge around the rim of each glass, then dip glass into sugar. Fill with ice. Pour in mojito mixture. Garnish with mint sprigs and strawberries.