Lemon Cherry Martini Food

GRILLED LEMON CHERRY DROP MARTINI

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium-high. Cut lemons in half and brush cut sides with olive oil.
• If grilled lemon slices are desired for garnishing, cut a lemon into 1/3-inch slices and brush one side with olive oil.
• Grill lemons cut side down until charred, about 3 minutes for lemon halves and 1 minute for slices.
• Squeeze and strain the juice from the lemon halves.
• Combine 1 1/2 ounces grilled lemon juice, vodka, and cherry syrup in a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice, cover, and shake vigorougly.
• Pour and strain shaken mixture into a chilled martini glass.
• Garnish with grilled lemon slices if desired.

CHERRY LEMON MARTINI

Steps:

• Use a lemon wedge to rub around rim of glass and dip in sugar to coat.
• Fill a cocktail shaker half full of ice and add vodka, lemon juice, triple sec and simple syrup. Shake vigorously and strain into martini glass.

KIRSTIN'S FAVORITE BLACK CHERRY MARTINI

Steps:

• Spread sugar over a small plate. Pour lemon juice onto another small plate. Dip the rim of a martini glass in the lemon juice, then into the sugar to coat.
• Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Add vodka, black cherry juice, grapefruit juice, and agave nectar. Cover shaker with lid and shake vigorously until chilled, about 10 seconds. Strain drink into prepared martini glass and garnish with maraschino cherry.

LEMON CHERRY MARTINI

Steps:

• In a cocktail shaker with ice-filled to about 1/3 add in the following: Cherry gin, limoncello, simple syrup*, and fresh lemon juice. Cover and shake 10-15 times. Pour into a martini glass and garnish with a maraschino cherry.

BLUE LEMON DROP MARTINI

Steps:

• Pre-chill martini glass in freezer. Rim glass with sugar, if desired. Pour into a martini shaker, the vodka, blue curacao and lemonade. Fill with 1 cup ice and shake until well chilled.
• Pour into chilled martini glass and garnish with lemon slice.

ORGANIC CHERRY MARTINI

Steps:

• 1. Chill your martini glass in a freezer for about 5 minutes. Alternatively, fill the glass with ice and water for faster chilling.
• 2. Add cherry juice, grapefruit juice, agave and vodka into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake moderately (or vigorously if you like your drink foamy).
• 3. Strain into a chilled glass.
• 4. Garnish with a lemon/lime/grapefruit twist and/or cherry and enjoy!