Garden Salad Cocktail

I know this doesn't sound too appetizing but it is! If you like garden salads and vodka together? lol. It's refreshing and goes down nice and smooth if you are in the mood for something crisp, fresh and light. I started making this drink last summer and I've even tried it with carrots, different types of herbs like cilantro and dill, lots of tomatoes and cucumbers and it's all good! Stay cool and get those veggies in., I think this counts as a serving. lol ;)

For one cocktail you'll need:

• 2 oz. cucumber vodka
• 1 good medium size tomato
• 1/4 green pepper
• 6 oz. seltzer
• 1 slice cucumber, for garnish
• 1 leaf of parsley for garnish
• fresh ground pepper *optional
• ice cubes

Muddle the green pepper to get all the pepper flavor out. Once you have muddled it, squeeze the pulp so you get all the juice out. Next take your tomato, (it's really important to use a good tomato because this is where you are getting your sweetness from)  half it and take all of the tomato seeds and put them in your glass. Give your tomato a slight squeeze to get any juice out. You can save the rest of the tomato to use for your morning egg scramble or to saute with garlic for a quick tomato sauce. Pour in the vodka and the seltzer and add some ice cubes. Give it a nice stir and top with fresh ground pepper, it gives it a little bit of a kick. Cut a slit in your cucumber slice and top with your parsley leaf. Add your garnish to your glass and enjoy!