This strawberry martini is maple-sweetened and straightforward to make with simply strawberries, vodka and lemon juice. It’s additionally vegan and gluten-free with the proper of vodka.
I’ve been having fun with this strawberry season and am completely satisfied to have added extra strawberry drinks to my recipe index this summer time. I began off with this Strawberry Latte, an ideal pick-me-up drink. Then I added this delightfully zingy Strawberry Mule to my assortment of cocktail recipes.
At this time’s recipe is ideal in your late-summer BBQ or stress-free with mates each time. So let’s get to it!
Components
Primary stuff right here. Be at liberty to make use of lime juice as an alternative of lemon!
What vodka ought to I take advantage of?
You should use any vodka you have got, however chances are you’ll need to learn additional in case you have dietary restrictions.
I by no means use costly vodka in my cocktail recipes, however not absolutely the most cost-effective, both. However fairly shut. 😉
And with all the opposite flavors, my drinks nonetheless come out nice! So use no matter you have got.
Is vodka gluten-free?
Vodka is a distilled spirit and could be comprised of numerous components, together with grains.
Distilled spirits, together with vodka, are thought-about gluten-free.
In the course of the distillation course of, the alcohol vapor is separated from the water and different components, and alcohol vapor is condensed again into liquid kind, leaving gluten proteins behind.
Nonetheless, some vodkas with added flavorings is probably not gluten-free, so in case you’re not sure, you’ll be able to ask the corporate instantly.
Is vodka vegan?
Practically each model of vodka, together with different distilled spirits, is appropriate for vegans.
Vodka is vegan in that it’s fermented and distilled vegetation and doesn’t include any animal merchandise excluding these made with honey, a cream base or some added flavorings.
Animal merchandise aren’t utilized in filtration both, so most vodka manufacturers’ components are vegan-friendly.
You’ll be able to search the Barnivore web site to establish if a product is vegan. I searched vodka, and this record is what turned up for vegan vodkas.
However in case you’re involved about it, you possibly can ask the corporate instantly.
Recent or frozen strawberries?
I take advantage of frozen strawberries largely as a result of it’s economical, out there year-round, and make the martini chilly and refreshing.
If recent strawberries can be found, you should use them as an alternative.
Recent or bottled lemon juice?
I all the time use recent lemon juice as a result of I’m by no means happy with the style after I’ve used bottled lemon juice.
If all you have got is bottled, you should use it, however be aware it received’t style nearly as good as utilizing freshly squeezed lemon juice.
Garnish
As for garnishes, I merely add a slice of strawberry, however fragrant herbs are additionally an ideal selection.
You would use a sprig of mint or thyme to offer this strawberry martini additional magnificence.
Extra vodka martinis
I hope you’ll take pleasure in this strawberry martini. When you make it, we’d love to listen to what you suppose. You’ll be able to remark beneath or tag #texanerin in case you submit to social media. Thanks! 🙂
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- Yield: 8 ounces (240ml)
Components
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- Lemon wedge + zest
- 150 grams / 5.3 oz (1 cup + 2 tbsp) recent or barely defrosted frozen strawberries
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 75 ml (5 tablespoons / 2.5oz) vodka
- 3-4 teaspoons maple syrup
For the rim:
Drink:
Instructions
- Finely zest one teaspoon of lemon zest over a small shallow plate.
- Add a tablespoon of sugar to the plate and use your fingers to rub it along with the zest.
- Lower out a wedge from the lemon and use that to moisten the rim of the glass.
- Flip the glass over and coat the rim within the lemon sugar.
- Mix collectively the strawberries, lemon juice and vodka in a blender till completely clean. Stir in 1 tablespoon maple syrup. Style and stir in one other teaspoon, if desired.
- Pour into the martini glass.
