Pomegranate Lemon Drop Martini
Servings 1 martini
Calories 298kcal
Equipment
- Muddler
Ingredients
Ingredients for pomegranate lemon drop martini:
- 1/2 ounces freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 3 ounces fresh pomegranate arils or 2 ounces of pomegranate juice
- 1/2 ounce orange liqueur we use Cointreau
- 1/2 ounce simple syrup
- 2 ounces vodka
Ingredients to rim the glass:
- 1/4 teaspoon Sugar
- 1 tablespoon pomegranate juice
Instructions
Instructions for rimming cocktail glasses for pomegranate lemon drop martinis:
- Break up a few pomegranate arils into a tablespoon of lemon juice, to form a pink juice.
- Place sugar on a flat plate, slightly mounding. Gently roll edge of martini glass in the pink juice, and then dip in the sugar, carefully pulling up and setting upright to slightly dry.
Instructions for mixing pomegranate lemon drop martini:
- In a cocktail shaker, combine lemon juice and fresh pomegranate arils. Muddle to get all the juice out of the arils.
- Using a fine strainer, strain out the pomegranate arils, squeezing to get all the juice out of them. Discard the arils. Pour juice back into shaker.
- Add the orange liqueur, simple syrup and vodka to the pomegranite lemon juice. Add a few cubes of ice, and shake.
- Strain into pink sugar rimmed martini glass.
Nutrition
Calories: 298kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 261mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg