Cucumber & elderflower spritzer

• cucumber↗1

  ends trimmed

• ½ bottle white wine
• elderflower cordial↗200ml ml
• few mint

  sprigs, leaves picked

• bottles soda water↗2 x

  chilled

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Chop the cucumber into a few chunks, then put in a blender or food processor with the wine and elderflower cordial. Whizz until well blended, then pour through a sieve set over a large bowl or jug. Tip the contents of the sieve back into the machine, whizz again until pulpy, then sieve again into the liquid already collected. Add 1-2 tbsp of the cucumber pulp from the sieve into the liquid and discard the rest. Chill until ready to serve.

2. 2

   To serve, fill glasses with a few ice cubes and some mint leaves. Pour in enough cucumber base to come halfway up the glass, then top up with soda water.