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Friday, July 15, 2011

Lemon Lime and Vodka Thyme

When life hands you lemons, add vodka. And fresh thyme, and a little lime.

Those are the ingredients in a new cocktail recipe I tried this week using the fresh thyme that we started from seed this season.


I originally saw a recipe for fresh lemonade in Real Simple magazine that included some ways to make homemade lemonade cocktails. I will make lemonade from scratch at some point, but I used Trader Joe's low cal Lemonade (100% organic).


The magazine's recipe for a Thyme and Lime Lemonade makes enough for four, and it suggests letting it sit in the refrigerator for at least one hour. Who can wait that long? Here's how to make this recipe on the fly, for one person:


Ingredients: One shot of vodka, two shots of lemonade, two wedges of lime and five sprigs of fresh thyme. Club soda (optional)


Mash together the lime and the thyme. I used a mortar and pestle.


Add the lime and thyme to a glass with ice, and add the lemondade and vodka. Add a splash of club soda if you like a bit of fizz.



Stir it up and prepare to pucker up. It's perfectly sweet and tart.


More lemony cocktail recipes:


Limoncello-Basil Cooler


Limoncello Recipe in the Raw


Limony Libations

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