Inviting your colleagues for brunch? Treat them to these easy DIY summer coolers

For a quick pick-me-up or pool side party, you can’t go wrong with these summer refreshments.

Mint & Cucumber Cooler by Foodhall


Cucumber and mint work wonders during the hot summer months. (Image: BCCL)

Ingredients: 1 cucumber, 2 tbsp sugar, 8-10 mint leaves, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp black salt, chilled water, lemon slices and ice cubes.
Method: Peel, chop and blend cucumber, sugar, mint leaves and 1 cup of water. Strain and discard the pulp. Add lemon juice, black salt and dilute with water if needed. Pour the beverages in glasses or a pitcher, put some ice cubes and garnish with lemon rings and mint leaves.

Summery Lemonade of Raspberry & Peach by Indigo Deli


Raspberry has anti-oxidant properties, which will keep your system clean. (Image: BCCL)

Ingredients: 2 tsp raspberry compote, 15 ml peach syrup, 20 ml lime juice, ice cubes, frozen raspberries, mint sprig, lime wheels, Sprite and soda.
Method: Fill a long Collin glass full with ice cubes. Pour raspberry compote, peach syrup, lime juice and mix. Add 2-3 lime wheels and 2-3 frozen whole raspberries. Gently stir and top it up with Sprite & soda. Garnish with a mint sprig.

The Feel Good Smoothie by Kitchen Garden ( Suzette)


Drink this smoothie without the guilt. (Image: BCCL)

Ingredients: 1 ripe banana, 100 g greek yogurt, 60 g berries (raspberries & blueberries are the best options), 1 tsp roasted organic chia seeds. Method: Blend all the ingredients together until smooth. Pour in a tall glass and enjoy.

Virgin Caipiroska by Taj Lands End


The Virgin Caipiroska feels refreshing in the heat. (Image: BCCL)

Ingredients: 2 tsp brown sugar, half lime cut into wedges, 150 ml watermelon juice, crushed ice, mint leaves.
Method: Muddle the brown sugar and lime together. Add crushed ice and water melon juice. Stir or shake well and serve with mint leaves and lime wedges.

The Street by Butters The Tipsy Gastropub


You can't go wrong with aam panna and chaat masala. (Image: BCCL)

Ingredients: 30 ml aam panna syrup, 10 ml lime juice, 10 ml sugar syrup, 1.5 tsp chaat masala, 1 can Sprite, 8 ice cubes.
Method: In a shaker add the aam panna, lime juice, sugar syrup, chaat masala and ice cubes. Shake vigorously till all the ingredients are mixed. Pour the liquid along with the ice into the glass. Top up with Sprite and adjust the lime juice and chaat masala as per your taste.

Piú Fresco by Gustoso




Ingredients: 100 ml fresh cucumber juice, 30 ml cranberry juice, 2 stems of rosemary and soda
Method: Take a shaker, fill it with ice and put all the ingredients except soda and shake it well. Double strain and pour it in a white wine glass. Garnish with cucumber slice and rosemary stem and serve in style.