Mojito

Ingredients

1 tsp white sugar

a good squeeze of lime or lemon juice

a handful of mint sprigs (don't cut off the stalks)

ice

soda water , to serve

50ml white rum

a dash of Angostura bitters

lime slices, to serve

Serves 1

Put the sugar in the bottom of a glass and pour the citrus juice over to just cover it. Add 2 long sprigs of mint. Muddle (gently pound) the juice, sugar and mint.

Add ice to the top of the glass, fill the glass two-thirds full with soda water.

Add the rum.

Stir and add a dash of Angostura bitters.

Top with slices of lime.

Per serving

138 kcalories, protein 0.4g, carbohydrate 6.7g, fat 0.1 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 0g, salt 0.01 g

Recipe from olive magazine, September 2005.