Fresh Tomato Water Martini
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: Friday, December 4, 2009 - 1:04am

Ingredients




2 - 2 1/2 jiggers of fresh tomato water
1- 1 1/2 jiggers of vodka or gin
Ice

Preparation

1 In a blender, puree 2 tomatoes. 2 Strain the pulp through a fine flour sack cloth or cheesecloth into a bowl, tightening the towel to get as much juice as possible. 3 Fill a martini shaker 3/4 of the way with ice. 4 Add the vodka or gin and the fresh tomato water, and shake well. 5 Strain over a martini glass and serve immediately.

About


We created this Tomato Water Martini recipe by using the strained juice - or what we call the "water" - of plump tomatoes, which gives you the wonderful essence of the fruit. The "water" is different than using the whole pureed tomato juice. The result is wonderfully light yet still packs a punch of tomato goodness! Use gin or vodka and garnish with a slice of tomato and some basil leaves.

Comments:
steelchef

Well that was nasty - until I added some lemon juice, worchester and salt. Now it's very pleasant. I made a pitcher and now must have a nap.
Sheri Wetherell

The key is to use good quality tomatoes such as heirloom. Then you get the full sweet flavor of the tomato without having to doctor it up too much :) It's definitely meant to be a mellow drink that captures the essence of the tomato.
Mary Marshall

I love anything I can put a tomato in , raw, canned, juiced, whatever. This seemed like the perfect way to introduce myself and my husband to martini's They have never been a favorite of this household, but a tomato martini? Now that is something we might try.