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Virgin Mojito (Nojito)
★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews yetA fresh, zesty alcohol-free mojito with muddled mint and lime, a little sugar and plenty of soda over crushed ice. Ready in five minutes and loved by all ages.
Prep5 min
Cook—
Total5 min
Serves1
LevelEasy
Method
- Put the mint leaves, lime wedges and sugar or syrup in a sturdy highball glass.
- Press gently with a muddler or the end of a rolling pin 4–5 times to release the lime juice and mint oils; don’t shred the mint, or it turns bitter.
- Fill the glass with crushed ice.
- Top with soda water and stir gently from the bottom to mix.
- Garnish with a mint sprig and a lime wheel, and serve with a straw.
Tips, storage & swaps
For a classic mojito: add 50 ml white rum before the ice.
Flavour twists: muddle a few raspberries or slices of cucumber with the mint, or replace half the soda with ginger beer.
Sugar: in the US some white cane sugar is filtered through bone char; beet, organic or certified vegan sugar avoids this.
For a crowd: muddle mint, lime and sugar in a jug, add ice and soda just before serving.
Every recipe on itsvegan is 100% plant-based: no meat, fish, dairy, eggs, honey or gelatin. Always check packaged ingredients such as chocolate, bread and wine for hidden animal products.
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Recipe from itsvegan.org — https://itsvegan.org/recipe/virgin-mojito