Is That A Pickle🥒In Your Martini?🍸
In the summer I turn into an obsessive compulsive pickle maker. I pickle everything. I also pickle veggies almost as soon as I pull them from their life-giving vines 🥒. There I go, mixing up a new pickling concoction. I can’t stand to think of them losing any of their crunchy goodness before I plunge them into a slightly sweet, very briny, spicy stupor. So, if you’re gonna pickle, why not a Pickled Martini?
I have a ton of different martini variations on this blog and one thing is for sure, I love a martini! But, I gotta have it in a perfect martini glass. Here’s a link if you need some new ones! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000W06570/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000W06570&linkCode=as2&tag=bittersalty06-20&linkId=62447889be32b27f93bbb620005c158b
I think folks are either pickle people or they are not. My husband is a non-pickle person. I am a pickle person. Once, again, evidence of our yin and yang ♋. When I mentioned putting a pickle into a perfectly delicious martini, he was a little shocked. But, guess what, I didn’t even invent this. Well, in my own mind I did, but I learned it’s actually a thing. So, if you like your martini dirty, give this a whirl sometime!
I grow cucumbers 🥒 every summer. They are my favorite pickled veggie, as you would imagine. But, I also grow a variety of different cucumbers to keep things interesting. This year, I am growing Lemon, Armenian and a burpless pickling variety.
You can see how completely different each one is. When I make pickles, like most things, I bend toward the extreme. I like pickles with a bit more tang from the vinegar than most and I like them super garlicy! Keep that in mind if you’re looking at my pickle recipes. You can certainly gear towards your own taste. For my pickling recipe, go to https://wp.me/p9KEfL-y6 . This is just a good basic recipe for any dill flavored pickling.
If you want to try a new spin on your cocktail tonight, why not make a classic, with a twist. Have a Pickled Martini, Dirty Style! I bet you’re gonna love it.
The pickle brine give this cocktail a tiny bit of a sweet taste combined with the herbs and the salty brine. Its sort of sweet and “dirty” at the same time. Here’s how I make it!
Over Here, We’re Shakers
First, put your favorite martini glass into the freezer to chill. In a large shaker, add ice, half full. Add 2 ounces gin or vodka, no judging here. I like them both ways! Then add 1/2 ounce of pickle juice. Pull your glass out of the freezer and add 1/2 ounce of extra dry vermouth to the glass and swirl to hit all the surfaces of the glass, then toss the rest out. (That’s how my Father-In-Law taught me to do it!). Then shake the bageebers out of the cocktail. You want to shake at least 30 seconds. Now, pour into your glass. It should have a nice layer of frosty ice bits on the top. Garnish with a pickle spear and a twist of lemon 🍋 and Bob’s your uncle! Cheers! 🍸🍸
Ingredients
- 2 ounces gin or vodka
- 1/2 ounce pickle juice/brine (or more depending on taste)
- 1/2 ounce extra dry vermouth
- garnish: 1 pickle spear and a lemon twist
Instructions
- Put your martini glass into the freezer to chill. In a large shaker, add ice, half full. Add 2 ounces gin or vodka, which ever you prefer and add 1/2 ounce of pickle juice. Pull your glass out of the freezer and add 1/2 ounce of extra dry vermouth to the glass and swirl to hit all the surfaces of the glass, then toss the rest out. Shake the cocktail shaker vigorously, at least 30 seconds to form a very cold cocktail with tiny ice crystals on the top.
- Garnish with a pickle spear and a twist of lemon.
- Cheers!
