Basil Mojito Food

BASIL MOJITO

Steps:

• Place Limon, 5 basil leaves, lime juice, lemon juice and sugar in glass and muddle.
• Add crushed ice and add soda to your taste.
• Garnish with basil leaf.

MOJITO WITH BASIL

Steps:

• In a tall glass with back of a spoon crush mint and basil with sugar and lime juice until sugar is dissolved and stir in rum. Add ice cubes and top off drink with club soda or seltzer water.
• Stir drink well and garnish with mint, basil, and lime.

BOBBY'S SIGNATURE MOJITO

Steps:

• Place the lime, mint and Thai basil in a cocktail shaker and muddle well. Add Ginger Simple Syrup, club soda, and rum and shake well.
• Rim a glass with fine sugar and fill with ice. Pour drink over ice. Float coconut milk on top of the drink.
• Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and cool. Once cool, strain out the ginger.

STRAWBERRY-BASIL MOJITOS

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.

LEMON-BASIL MOJITO MOCKTAILS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Place half the basil in a small bowl. With a pestle or wooden spoon, crush basil until its aroma is released. Stir into sugar mixture. Remove from heat; cool completely. Strain; refrigerate until cold., Place 2 cups crushed ice and remaining basil in a 4-qt. pitcher. Using a muddler or a wooden spoon, press basil leaves against ice until their aroma is released. Stir in basil syrup and soda. Serve over crushed ice in tall glasses; squeeze lemon wedges into drink.

ORANGE BASIL MOJITO

Steps:

• In a pint shaker, muddle the basil leaves, simple syrup, and lime juice.
• Add in the rum and orange juice; stir to blend.
• Pour into a glass filled with ice; stir.
• Top off with soda water; garnish with basil leaf.

PURPLE-BASIL MOJITO

Steps:

• In a tumbler, muddle 1 lime wedge and the basil. Fill tumbler with ice. Add rum and syrup. Top with club soda. Stir well. Garnish with remaining lime wedge.

LEMONGRASS, LIME & THAI BASIL MOJITO

Steps:

• Lemongrass simple syrup.
• Chop the lemongrass stalks into 1-inch pieces, and bruise using a mortar and pestle. Place them in a pot with 1 cup of water and 1/4 cup sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the syrup infuse for about 2 hours, or allow to cool and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Strain the syrup, pressing down on the lemongrass stalks to extract maximum flavor. Chill until ready to use. Once the syrup is strained, it will also keep in your fridge for a couple of weeks.
• Cocktail.
• To build each cocktail, arrange 4 cocktail glasses on a work surface and place 1/2 teaspoon sugar in each glass. Add 1 lime slice into each glass along with a handful of Thai basil, and muddle together.
• Pour in 2 ounces rum and 2 ounces lemongrass syrup. Top with ice and club soda. Stir and serve.

RED BASIL MOJITO

Steps:

• Add red basil and simple syrup to a highball glass; muddle well with a muddler or wooden spoon. Add limes and continue to muddle until well combined.
• Fill glass three-quarters full with ice. Add rum and serve immediately.

STRAWBERRY BASIL MOJITO

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.