Gin-Marinated Olive Martini (Emeril Lagasse) |
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Prep Time: 4 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 4 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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Ingredients:
2 ounces gin |
1/4 -ounce vermouth |
cracked ice |
1 or 2 gin-marinated olives, to taste, recipe follows |
Directions:
1. Combine gin and vermouth in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice. Cover and shake until chilled. Strain into a martini glass and add the olives. Enjoy!
2. Gin-Marinated Olives:
3. 1 cup colossal size, pimiento-stuffed green olives
4. 1/4 cup gin
5. 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
6. 5 (1/4-inch wide) strips lemon peel, each about 3-inches long
7. Combine all ingredients in a non-reactive dish and cover tightly. Allow olives to marinate at least 2 to 3 hours or up to 4 days in the refrigerator. (If you are only marinating them for a few hours, leave the olives in the marinade at room temperature.)
8. Yield: 1 cup olives
9. Note: These olives are great in martinis and also double as a quick party hors d'oeuvre. If you plan on using them exclusively as an hors d'oeuvre, drizzle a little extra-virgin olive
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