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Cucumber Martini

Published: Jul 23, 2021 by Lexi

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Freshly muddled cucumber, vermouth and vodka create a refreshing botanical cucumber martini. Hints of lime add contrast and complexity to this summertime sipper.

Front view of cucumber martini in a martini glass, garnished with cucumber.
Green, refreshing, and delicious.
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  • 🍸Why We Love This Recipe
  • 🥒 Ingredients
  • 📋 Ingredient Notes
  • 🔪 Step-by-step Instructions
  • 💭 Expert Tips and FAQs
  • 🍽 Related Recipes
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🍸Why We Love This Recipe

  • Not overpowering: We've always found martinis to be a bit overpowering and one-note. This recipe is neither, with cucumber, lime, and vermouth cutting through the intense vodka flavor.
  • Floral and refreshing: Vermouth adds a nice botanical touch, while muddled cucumber lends this cocktail a refreshing twist.
  • Perfect for summer: this cucumber martini is a cooling summer cocktail. For best results, be sure to chill everything before serving!

🥒 Ingredients

Here's everything you'll need to make this cucumber martini:

Overhead shot of ingredients needed in this recipe, including vodka, cucumber, simple syrup, basil, and vermouth.

📋 Ingredient Notes

  • Vodka: Here's a little secret: all vodka is basically the same. No, really. So don't feel the need to pay up for a premium brand. That Kirkland stuff will be just fine, especially for a mixed drink like this cucumber martini.
  • Sweet vs. dry vermouth: Dry vermouth is more bitter and less sugary than sweet vermouth. We opted for dry vermouth in this cucumber martini, and added a bit of simple syrup for balance.
  • Cucumber: Any cucumber will work, but the absolute best variety to use in this cucumber martini is an English cucumber. They're also known as "hot house" or "seedless cucumbers", which is a bit of a misnomer given they do contain seeds. Their seeds, however, are much smaller than regular cucumbers, which makes for a smoother purée. They also have little to no bitterness.

🔪 Step-by-step Instructions

(1) Add chopped cucumber to a blender with simple syrup and lime juice and blend until smooth. Strain the mixture through a sieve to remove any cucumber pieces.

(2) Fill the cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add blended cucumber mixture, vodka and vermouth.

On the left: cucumber added to a blender and then after blending. On the right: Cocktail strainer full of ice, blended cucumber, and the rest of the cocktail ingredients.
The cucumber should blend up very quickly.

(3) Close and shake well for 10-15 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. For a completely smooth cocktail, you might need to strain again a second time. Serve garnished with a sprig of mint or basil and a thin cucumber slice.

Cucumber martini being poured out of cocktail shaker into a martini glass.
The top cap of most cocktail shakers have a strainer - that's what we used here.

💭 Expert Tips and FAQs

  • Cucumber: English / hot house / seedless cucumbers are the best variety to use in this cucumber martini, although any variety will blend just fine and taste great.
  • Strain (maybe twice): There's a chance some seeds and cucumber solids may escape the blending process, so be sure to strain the cucumber martini mixture when you pour it into the glass. You may have to strain twice to ensure a smooth cocktail free of cucumber pulp.
  • Fun garnish: for a picture perfect garnish (totally optional), use a vegetable peeler to make super thin strips of cucumber. You can either adhere the strip to the inside of the cocktail glass, or fold it up and place on a cocktail skewer to garnish the glass.

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Serve in a martini glass garnished with cucumber to get that classic look.

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Front view of cucumber martini in a glass garnished with a slice of cucumber.

Cucumber Martini


  • Author: Lexi
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 1 cocktail 1x
  • Diet: Vegan
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Description

Freshly muddled cucumber, vermouth, and vodka create a refreshing botanical martini. Hints of lime add contrast and complexity to this summertime sipper.


Ingredients

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  • ⅓ cup peeled and diced cucumber
  • 2 oz vodka
  • ½ oz Vermouth
  • ½ oz freshly squeezed lime juice
  • ½ oz simple syrup
  • Fresh mint or basil sprig to garnish
  • Thin slices of cucumber to garnish

Instructions

  1. Add chopped cucumber to a blender with simple syrup and lime juice and blend until smooth. Strain the mixture through a sieve to remove any cucumber pieces.
  2. Fill the cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add blended cucumber mixture, vodka and vermouth.
  3. Close and shake well for 10-15 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  4. For a completely smooth cocktail, you might need to strain again a second time. Serve garnished with a sprig of mint or basil and a thin cucumber slice.

Notes

Cucumber: English / hot house / seedless cucumbers are the best variety to use in this cocktail, although any variety will blend just fine and taste great.

Strain (maybe twice): There's a chance some seeds and cucumber solids may escape the blending process, so be sure to strain the cocktail when you pour it into the glass. You may have to strain twice to ensure a smooth cocktail free of cucumber pulp.

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Category: Cocktails
  • Method: Shake
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 Cocktail
  • Calories: 187
  • Sugar: 8.9 g
  • Sodium: 2.8 mg
  • Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 11.4 g
  • Fiber: 0.2 g
  • Protein: 0.3 g

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