Strawberry Mojitos (Plus a Food Processor Giveaway!)

Monday, 15 August 2011

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This is giveaway #3 out of 4 for my month of giveaways. To enter, scroll down to the Rafflecopter form below. Be sure to come back next Monday for the final giveaway!

Today kicks off Midtown Cocktail Week in Sacramento, a week full of mixology competitions, tastings, classes and parties. If you’re in the Sacramento area, check out the site for a list of fun events every night this week.

In honor of Midtown Cocktail Week, I made a great summer cocktail with a seasonal twist. I scoured the farmer’s market for the best looking fruit and happened upon some freshly picked organic strawberries for a good price. These sweet little red berries compliment the mint and lime flavors and add some natural sweetness (depending on your berries, you can use add less sugar to the drink).

If you want more cocktail inspiration, check out my recipes for homemade Irish cream, citron vodka, and limoncello. I also made cupcakes out of the homemade liquors too (of course);  Irish coffee cupcakes and limoncello cupcakes. Later this week I’ll share an Irish coffee recipe for a midweek pick-me-up.

The other exciting thing that starts today is a giveaway for a food processor! I polled my Facebook fans and they choose an 8-cup food processor as the prize. To enter, visit the form below the recipe.

Recipe:

Strawberry Mojitos

Yields 2 servings

I would normally muddle the mint in a mojito, but I wanted to try something different in honor of the food processor giveaway. If you don’t have a blender or food processor, use a muddler or the back of a spoon to crush the mint and strawberries.

• 1/2 C fresh strawberries
• A handful of fresh mint leaves
• 1 lime, juiced
• 2-3 ounces simple syrup, to taste*
• 3-4 ounces white rum, to taste
• Ice
• Soda water

In a food processor or blender, puree strawberries. Add mint and pulse until it is shredded. Pour into 2 glasses and add half of lime juice, simple syrup and rum to each, stirring to combine. Fill glasses with ice then top with soda water.

*Simple syrup is equal parts sugar and water combined, heated until sugar is dissolved and then left to cool.

 

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71 Responses to “Strawberry Mojitos (Plus a Food Processor Giveaway!)”

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   No. 3 — August 15th, 2011 at 11:30 am

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4. Kelle writes:
   No. 4 — August 15th, 2011 at 11:51 am

   My food processor is a hand me down from the 70s LOL. I NEED this giveaway!!! I am making strawberry jam today YUM!
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6. amy marantino writes:
   No. 6 — August 15th, 2011 at 12:06 pm

   this looks great

7. Heidi @ Food Doodles writes:
   No. 7 — August 15th, 2011 at 12:14 pm

   Awesome giveaway, and those mojitos look amazing!

8. Candace writes:
   No. 8 — August 15th, 2011 at 12:22 pm

   A food processor is one of the MAJOR items missing in my kitchen arsenal. So many recipes I want to start exploring soon in the hopes that I manage to be the lucky lady to win

9. Autumn D. writes:
   No. 9 — August 15th, 2011 at 12:34 pm

   Wow, that food processor looks nice! Do you think this would still be good if I substituted water for the rum?

10. Stephanie writes:
    No. 10 — August 15th, 2011 at 12:54 pm

    @Autumn D. – I would add additional soda water in place of the rum. That would be a great refreshing summer drink!

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    I didn’t realize you were in Sacramento! Thanks for the tip about Midtown Cocktail Week
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20. Kelly writes:
    No. 20 — August 15th, 2011 at 3:26 pm

    This sounds delicious. Strawberries are yet another reason I love summer, plus you know how much I love booze! Also your giveaways are the best!

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    No. 22 — August 15th, 2011 at 4:06 pm

    Your “rainbow” recipes caught my eye on Facebook. Do we need to click all of those options to enter the giveaway or only one? Thanks

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    No. 23 — August 15th, 2011 at 4:09 pm

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    No. 24 — August 15th, 2011 at 4:28 pm

    Oh the things this food processor could do!! This is so exciting
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25. Michelle Vandergrift writes:
    No. 25 — August 15th, 2011 at 4:56 pm

    Looking forward to trying the Strawberry Mojitos!

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28. Melissa writes:
    No. 28 — August 15th, 2011 at 8:05 pm

    A food processor would certainly come in handy making curried butternut squash soup tonight! The drink would be nice too. I hosted a cocktail party with strawberry-basil gin fizzes recently. So delicious.

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    I saw your recipe on “foodgawker” and thought it would be a great way to use up the last of the strawberries in the fridge!

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    No. 43 — August 16th, 2011 at 5:57 pm

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    No. 48 — August 17th, 2011 at 9:08 pm

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    I love mojitos! Need to try one like this with strawberries soon, sounds super refreshing!
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