Summer Heat

• 1 cucumber spear or mint sprig
• Ice cubes
• 2 ounces vodka
• 1/2 ounce Midori
• 1 lime wedge
• Club soda

1. If using cucumber spear, prepare by cutting a large cucumber in half, and then cut a wedge from cucumber half.
2. Pare off peel in a single flap very close to flesh, peeling halfway up the wedge.
3. Set aside.
4. Fill a tall slender 12-ounce glass to the rim with ice cubes and then add vodka and Midori.
5. Squeeze the wedge over drink and drip into glass.
6. Add club soda to fill.
7. Stir with a swizzle stick.
8. Hang cucumber spear over edge of glass or garnish drink with mint.
9. If desired, serve with tall, thin straws.

cucumber spear, cubes, vodka, midori, lime, soda

Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/summer-heat (may not work)