Clementine Cosmo Food

CLEMENTINE COSMOS

Steps:

• Chill 6-8 martini glasses by filling with ice and water. Set aside while you prepare the beverage.
• To make simple syrup, add sugar and water to medium saucepan. Juice the clementine quarters into the pan by squeezing them and then drop the spent rinds into the pan. Simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. Strain into a glass measuring cup and set aside to cool.
• To make the cosmos, place the cooled clementine simple syrup into a cocktail pitcher. Add the cranberry juice, lime juice, and vanilla vodka. Cover the pitcher and shake vigorously to blend or stir vigorously. Pour into empty chilled martini glasses.
• Garnish with a slice of clementine and serve.

CLEMENTINE MARGARITA

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the clementine zest with 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 cup of sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved, then turn off the heat and let cool.
• Combine the juice from the clementines, the juice of 1 lime and the cooled simple syrup in a large pitcher. Stir to combine. Add tequila, if desired.
• In a resealable bag combine the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar with the food coloring. Shake and massage the bag to combine the food coloring with the sugar.
• On a flat plate, combine the colored sugar and salt and spread evenly across the plate. Dip the rims of 4 margarita glasses in water and then in the sugar mixture. Fill the glasses with ice and evenly distribute the margaritas among the glasses. Garnish with slices of lime and serve.

CLEMENTINE CRUSH

Steps:

• Combine the sugar and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to simmer and continue to cook until all the sugar dissolves, 3 to 4 minutes. Take the pan off the heat and add the mint leaves. Allow this mixture to steep for 10 to 15 minutes and cool down. Discard the mint.
• Fill a large pitcher with the sparkling water and clementine juice. Slowly add the cooled syrup to your desired sweetness and taste.

CLEMENTINE COSMO

Steps:

• Chill 4 martini glasses by filling each with ice and cold water. Combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously. Empty the martini glasses of ice water and strain the mixture between the 4 glasses. Float a slice of clementine in each glass and serve immediately.

CLEMENTINE MARTINI

Steps:

• Put some Martini glasses (or champagne flutes) into the freezer. Mix the clementine juice, vodka and Cointreau in a jug, then chill for 1 hr (or up to 1 day). Thinly slice the 2 clementines to use as a garnish.
• To serve, put a clementine slice into each frosty glass. Fill almost halfway with the chilled jug mixture, then open the bottle of fizz and top up the glasses.

NEXT LEVEL COSMOPOLITAN

Steps:

• Put a cocktail or coupe glass in the fridge to chill. Meanwhile, pour the vodka, triple sec and fruit juices into a cocktail shaker. Add a large handful of ice, then shake well until the outside of the shaker feels very cold.
• Strain the cocktail into the chilled glass. Twist the citrus peel over the drink to express the oils, then drop into the glass to garnish.