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By Clémence Roux, The Bakehouse2h agoItaly1 min read
Medi Paloma, or cucumber, tequila, and lemonade in a cocktail

Medi Paloma, or cucumber, tequila, and lemonade in a cocktail

Medi Paloma is a cocktail made with cucumber, tequila, and lemonade, perfect for accompanying fried foods, from anchovies to vegetables. This drink is quick and easy to make: its refreshing notes cleanse the palate.

Ingredients · Servings 1 drink
  • 1 cucumber
  • sale
  • 40 ml Tequila
  • 100 ml limonata
  • ice
Method
  1. Remove the cucumber peel and dehydrate it in the microwave, then grind it with a spice grinder.
  2. Mix it with fine salt and collect this mixture in a small dish.
  3. “Dirty” the edges of a tall glass with a little Greek yogurt, then dip it in the salted mixture to form the “crust”.
  4. Fill the glass with ice, then pour in the tequila and top up with the lemonade.

To make it, fill a glass with ice and add tequila and lemonade. Garnish the rim of the glass with Greek yogurt and a mix of salt and dried cucumber peel powder.

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