Vodka cucumber lemonade

• golden granulated sugar↗170g 170g
• large unwaxed lemons↗6 6

  juiced, plus extra lemon slices to serve

• organic medium cucumbers↗2 2

  chopped into cubes

• ice
• vodka↗300ml 300ml
• soda water↗

  for topping up

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Mix the sugar with 180ml hot water in a heatproof bowl until the sugar has dissolved. Leave to cool completely. Stir in the lemon juice.

2. 2

   Tip the cucumbers into a blender with a splash of water and blitz until liquified. Tip some ice, the vodka, the lemonade from step 1 and the puréed cucumbers (see tip, below) into a large pitcher and stir well.

3. 3

   Top up the pitcher with soda water and stir well again, then drop in a few lemon slices just before serving.