I tried making quite a few variations of a sun gold tomato martini last summer. What challenging research projects I give myself! Before this most recent attempt, I have made these all as muddled drinks, that is, I've crushed the tomato in with the gin, shaken the drink and then strained the tomato out. Delicious, but sorta bloody Mary-ish. In this version, I made sun gold tomato gin by steeping crushed tomatoes in gin and straining it through a coffee filter. This made for a drink that was the essence of tomato without any of the heaviness of tomato juice.
Even better, I can stockpile bottles of tomatoey sunshine to enjoy in the cold winter.
Sun Gold Tomato Martini
Prepare the gin by steeping crushed sun gold cherry tomatoes (slightly overripe ones are perfect) in gin. Just put the tomatoes in a jar and cover them with gin. Let steep for three-four days. Strain the liquid through a coffee filter into another jar.
To make your cocktail, combine in an iced mixing glass:
- 3 ounces tomato gin
- 1 ounce dry vermouth (Dolin is great if you can find it)
- 2 dashes orange bitters
Stir until very well chilled and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a fresh sun gold cherry
tomato if you have one.
This Summer, I am chronicling my first CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) experience. My CSA share is from Arrowhead Farm, a farm based in Newburyport, MA. Each week, I am posting about what was in my share and what I'm doing with it. By way of full disclosure, I won my share through a raffle and am not paying for it. However, Arrowhead did not know I was entered in the raffle, and I received no special consideration because of this blog. I paid for my livestock share. A full set of all the photos I've taken of this share is here.
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