14 thin martini Recipes

peeled and thinly-sliced cucumber, leaves fresh basil, white sugar, watermelon vodka, crushed ice, fresh lime juice, simple syrup (equal parts water and sugar), peeled and thinly-sliced cucumber

gin, cucumber (about 9 oz), cut into 1/3-inch-thick slices, plus 6 thin slices for garnish, more) dry vermouth, ice cubes

cranberries, fresh, can use frozen, granulated sugar, water, fresh lemon juice, fresh lime juice, limoncello (italian lemon liqueur), bitters, vodka , citrus flavored, lime slice, ice, pomegranate juice , for thinning (optional)

lemon, pimiento-stuffed olives, frilled toothpicks, kosher salt, spring mix salad greens, tomatoes, chopped, red onion, thinly sliced, sliced pimiento-stuffed olives, shallot, halved, pimiento-stuffed olives plus 1/4 cup juice from the jar, divided, white wine vinegar, vodka or additional white wine vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil

pepper vodka , recipe follows, dry vermouth, crushed ice, fresh jalapeno, stemmed, seeded, and thinly sliced , or pickled jalapeno pepper slices, best quality vodka, fresh red jalapeno or red fresno pepper, slit in 1/2 lengthwise, stem left intact, fresh green jalapeno pepper , slit in 1/2 lengthwise, stem left intact, fresh serrano or green cayenne pepper, slit in 1/2 lengthwise, stem left intact, garlic, peeled

angus beef center-cut sirloin steaks, olive oil, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, button mushrooms , wiped clean and chopped, shiitake mushrooms , wiped clean and chopped (if stems are too tough, save for another dish), baby portabella mushrooms, cleaned and chopped (if stems are too hard, save for another dish), louis m martini cabernet sauvignon wine, canned diced tomatoes, olive oil, chopped shallot, pancetta, thinly sliced, risotto rice (we used arborio), low sodium vegetable broth or 4 cups low sodium chicken broth, heavy cream, chopped fresh oregano, chopped blanched asparagus, salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, crushed red pepper flakes (a pinch or two)

very thin granny smith apple wedges, cinnamon sugar, vodka, sour apple schnapps, crushed ice cubes

fresh serrano peppers, thin slices, divided, mandarin vodka (such as absolut or hangar 1), fresh lemon juice, fresh orange juice, simple syrup, cranberry juice, granulated sugar, orange wedge

chopped fresh ginger, simple syrup (equal amounts sugar and water heated until sugar is dissolved, cool), vodka, very cold, sake, very cold, crushed ice, paper thin cucumber slices, for garnish

ketel 1 citrus-infused vodka, pear cognac (belle de brillet), simple syrup, lime juice, goya pear nectar, sugar , for glass rim, paper thin sliced pear (to garnish )

ginger simple syrup , recipe follows, apple juice, chilled, dark rum, chilled, club soda or sparkling water, chilled, ice, green or red apple, unpeeled, cored and thinly sliced, sugar, water, fresh ginger, peeled and chopped

fresh orange juice, clover honey, juice of 1 fresh lime, splash of white wine vinegar, salt and freshly ground black pepper, quartered green pitted olives, piquillo peppers, drained, patted dry and diced, shallot, thinly sliced, jalapeno, finely diced, extra-virgin olive oil, white wine vinegar, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, salt and freshly ground black pepper, grouper fillets, 6 oz each, salt and freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, dry white wine, fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, for garnish