This cocktail is summer in a glass!  It’s my version of a mojito – light, refreshing, and just sweet enough, starring mint from the garden and the ripest, juiciest farmers’ market strawberries.  Dare I say it almost feels healthy?

Fresh Strawberry Mojito

serves 2

• 2/3 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and quartered
• 8-10 mint leaves
• 2 tablespoons agave syrup (or more, depending on the sweetness of your berries)
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1/3 cup light rum
• 2 tablespoons Cointreau
• ice
• club soda
• lime slices for garnish

1. Place mint leaves and strawberries in the bottom of a cocktail shaker and muddle with the end of a wooden spoon until strawberries are crushed and mint leaves are fragrant.
2. Add agave, lime juice, rum, Cointreau, and a big handful of ice cubes to the cocktail shaker.  Shake vigorously until combined and chilled.
3. Strain into two ice-filled high ball glasses, top each glass with club soda, stir gently, and garnish with a lime wedge.

recipe and photos via the aesthete and the dilettante