Summer drinks and cocktails are an effective and, above all, delicious way to cool down after a hot day. So if the names: Green Garden, Asian Tea, Morning Shot sound mysterious to you, it's time to change that - check out our easy-to-prepare recipes for tasty summer drinks and cocktails!

Cocktails- I guess it's hard to point to a person who wouldn't be willing to eat them. Fortunately, they belong to unique products - we like them, and at the same time, we do not have to give them up even on a diet. Well, drinking cocktails is definitely recommended! They are a valuable source of vitamins and antioxidants, minerals, phytochemicals, carbohydrates, protein and he althy fats.

Contrary to what you might think, smoothies do not have to be high in calories - it all depends on the fruits and vegetables we use to compose them - strawberries, apples, green cucumbers are the least caloric, pineapple and bananas contain more calories. However, it is worth remembering that pineapple is a valuable source of bromelain, which accelerates the metabolism, and therefore has slimming properties. Bananas, on the other hand, are full of vitamins B and C and fiber. Fruit is therefore a much more beneficial caloric dose than the empty calories contained in full sugar drinks available in stores.

What's more, summer smoothies are a great way to smuggle a dose of he althy ingredients into our daily menu - and remember that the Food and Nutrition Institute recommends eating as many as 5 portions of vegetables and fruit a day. After all, it is much easier to drink a delicious drink than to eat their cooked or raw portion.

Drinksis an option for adults only. It is true that people who drink alcohol, which should be emphasized in reasonable amounts, cope better with stress and suffer less depression than abstainers, but it is worth remembering not to overdo it with the amount of alcoholic beverages even on hot days. However, this does not change the fact that they are a refreshing and tasty complement to summer evenings with friends.

Worth knowing

Below we present recipes forsummer drinks and cocktails , which we got from the Braun family. They were prepared by Marek Obuszny, a three-time world champion in the Flair category, co-owner of the Flair Factory bartending agency.

AsianTea

Ingredients:

  • 60 ml pressed apple juice
  • 40 ml of green tea
  • 15 ml of green tea syrup
  • 4 cucumber slices
  • 6 mint leaves (alcohol option with cognac)
  • glass: highball
  • decoration: mint top
  • ice: bones

Preparation method:

Mix all ingredients in a shaker, pour into a tall glass and garnish with a top of mint.

Green Garden

Ingredients:

  • 5 cucumber slices
  • 1 sprig of rosemary
  • 15 ml lemon juice
  • 10-15 ml of cucumber syrup
  • top up: sparkling water (alcoholic option with gin)
  • glass: highball
  • decoration: cucumber slice and rosemary
  • ice: crushed

Preparation method:

In a tall glass, use a muddler to knead the cucumber slices, throw the rosemary in your hands, add ice, and then pour all the ingredients inside.

Detox

Ingredients:

  • 10 spinach leaves
  • 2 pineapple slices
  • 1/3 banana
  • 120 ml of pressed apple juice (fit option: 120 ml of water)
  • glass: highball
  • ice: crushed

Preparation method:

Blend all ingredients with Braun Multiquick 9 and pour into a tall glass.

Form

Ingredients:

  • 2 slices of ginger
  • 2 orange particles
  • 5 ml lime juice
  • 6 mint leaves
  • 2 teaspoons of cane sugar or 10 ml of sugar syrup
  • top up: sparkling water
  • glass: highball or all orange
  • decoration: mint top
  • ice: bones

Preparation method:

In a shaker, use a muddler to knead the ginger slices and orange particles. Add ice cubes, lime juice, mint leaves and sugar or syrup. We shake everything, pour it into a tall glass and top it up with sparkling water. We decorate with a top of mint.

Morning shot

Ingredients:

  • 100 ml tomato juice
  • 4 slices of basil
  • a slice of red onion
  • a slice of red pepper
  • 10 ml lemon juice
  • pinch of s alt
  • 2 pinches of ground pepper
  • 8-10 drops of Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 drops of tabasco sauce
  • glass: highball
  • decoration: celery
  • ice: bones

Preparation method:

Blend all ingredients with the Braun Multiquick 9 and pour into a tall glass filled with ice cubes.

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