My friends at Ketel One Vodka sent me the most fabulous martini recipes for our spring season. I am excited for the reopening of farmers markets which coinsides with a natural shift in cocktail culture toward more seasonal, produce-driven serves.
Patrick Schwarzenegger is the Ketel One Vodka Spirit Advisor (doesn’t that sound like fun?!) and when I received his recipe for a Tomatini, I realized what my tomato water martini (that I love) was missing…white balsamic vinegar.
The tomatini is flavorful and especially refreshing sipped in the spring sunshine. Enjoy!
Tomatini
Equipment
- 1 cocktail shaker
- 1 cocktail muddler
Ingredients
- 2 ripe Campari tomatoes, sliced into quarters (about 1/2 cup total)
- 1 1/2 ounces Ketel One vodka
- 1/3 ounce white balsamic vinegar
- 1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 barspoon simple syrup
- garnish: freshly ground black pepper and 3 cherry tomatoes on a cocktail pick
Instructions
- Chill martini glass in freezer for 20 minutes.
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle the tomato quarters.
- Add the remaining ingredients (except garnish) and ice.
- Cover shaker and shake well, then double strain into chilled martini glass.
- Sprinkle black pepper on top.
- Garnish with cherry tomatoes on a cocktail pick.
