I love basil (read more about it here) and I use it in my favorite food—the cocktail!
Ingredients:
Three fresh strawberries, cored and sliced
Three basil leaves
Splash of simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water boiled until dissolved)
2 ounces premium vodka
Ice
Directions:
1. Grab your favorite shaker; add muddle strawberries, chilled simple syrup, and basil leaves together
2. Add lots of ice and vodka and shake, shake, shake.
3. Tip it into your martini glass, garnish with a basil leaf and sip away.
Try some fresh basil in your lemonade or water pitcher for an added sneak of flavor. You herbal daredevil, you!
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