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MOCKTAIL · STRAWBERRY

Basil Smash Strawberry Colada

1 min read Rogan Tomlinson
Two pink basil smash strawberry colada cocktails in gold-rimmed glasses with lime

Strawberries, basil, lime, coconut cream, and Sidekick Strawberry. Creamy, but the soda keeps it from turning into a dessert. Alcohol-free as written. A splash of white rum is optional, not the point.

The recipe is the one in the photos: lime-salt rim, muddled basil, fresh and frozen strawberries, coconut cream, then Strawberry Sidekick on top. Ingredients and method sit in the card below.

How to make it

Zest two of the limes and mix the zest with flaky salt and sugar; rim the glasses. Squeeze the lime juice and muddle it with basil — a rolling pin works if you do not have a muddler. Strain into a blender. Add a mix of fresh and frozen strawberries, agave, and coconut cream; blend until smooth. Pour into the rimmed glasses and top with Strawberry Sidekick Soda.

What it tastes like

Strawberry and coconut, lime and basil. Frozen berries make it slightly slushy; fresh ones keep it bright. The soda is the strawberry fizz, not a mixer hiding underneath.

Garnish and serve

Basil, remaining lime zest, a lime wedge. A cocktail umbrella if you are in the mood.

Made with Sidekick Strawberry.

Basil Smash Strawberry Colada

Mocktail

New Zealand

Prep
10 min
Serves
4

Strawberry · basil · coconut · lime

Creamy coconut and strawberry with lime and basil — cold and thick, a late-afternoon sit on the deck, or with something sweet.

Pairs with Dessert

Ingredients

Method

  1. Zest two of the limes and mix the zest with flaky sea salt and sugar. Rim the glasses.
  2. Squeeze the lime juice and muddle it with the fresh basil. A rolling pin works if you do not have a muddler.
  3. Strain the lime-basil mix into a blender. Add strawberries (a mix of fresh and frozen), agave and coconut cream; blend until smooth. A few muddled basil leaves in the blender is extra flavour.
  4. Pour into the rimmed glasses and top with Strawberry Sidekick Soda.

Recipe questions

What Sidekick soda do I need?

Basil Smash Strawberry Colada is mixed with Sidekick Strawberry, a real fruit soda made with New Zealand honey. Shop the can on this page, or browse the 12-packs.

Is this a cocktail or a mocktail?

Basil Smash Strawberry Colada is a mocktail. Recipes here are for mixing in a glass — cocktails use spirits, mocktails do not.

Where can I get the soda?

Shop a 12-pack on sidekicksoda.co.nz, or find named stockists on Find Us. Sidekick is family owned and run from Wānaka.

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