Pink Grapefruit Martini Food

PINK GRAPEFRUIT MARGARITAS

Steps:

• If you like a salt rim on the glasses, rub the lime around the edge of the glass and then dip the rim of each glass lightly in a plate of kosher salt. Set aside to dry.
• Combine the grapefruit juice, lime juice, orange liqueur, and ice in a blender and puree until smooth. Pour into a large pitcher and stir in the tequila. If youre not serving the margaritas in salted glasses, stir 1/4 teaspoon of salt into the pitcher of margaritas. Believe me, it will make a difference!
• Serve ice cold.

PINK GRAPEFRUIT COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Shake the grapefruit and lemon juice, orange liqueur, vodka and 1 tablespoon crushed ice in a cocktail shaker. Add a touch more fruit juice or vodka to taste. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with grapefruit. Enjoy!

RUBY RED GRAPEFRUIT MARTINI

Steps:

• Pour sugar onto a small plate. Wet the rim of a martini glass with cold water; dip rim in the sugar to coat.
• Fill cocktail shaker with ice; pour in grapefruit juice, vodka, and triple sec. Cover shaker with lid and shake. Strain and pour mixture into prepared martini glass.

PINK GRAPEFRUIT MARTINI

Steps:

• If rimming the cocktail glass, rub a piece of grapefruit on the rim of the martini glass. Dip the wet rim into the tablespoon of sugar placed on a small plate. Let dry until cocktail is ready.
• To a cocktail shaker add vodka, Cointreau and fresh grapefruit juice.
• Add ice and shake well.
• Strain into the sugar rimmed martini glass and serve immediately.

PINK GIN MARTINI

Steps:

• In a cocktail shaker, combine the ice, gin and vermouth. Shake until chilled, then strain into 2 chilled martini glasses. Squeeze the oils out of each grapefruit rind into the martinis and garnish each glass with a rind. Serve immediately.

TEQUILA GRAPEFRUIT MARTINI

Steps:

• Combine the tequila, grapefruit juice, vermouth, bitters and orange juice in a cocktail shaker. Fill the shaker with ice and shake well.
• Dip the rims of martini or coupe glasses in grapefruit juice and then in sanding sugar. Strain the cocktail into the glasses and garnish with candied grapefruit rind. Serve immediately.

PINK GRAPEFRUIT MARTINI

Steps:

• Shake contents in a martini shaker pour into a cooled martini glass, garnish with a slice of grapefuit (if desired).

GRAPEFRUITINI

Steps:

• Combine the sugar and grapefruit zest in a small, shallow bowl. Wet the rim of a martini glass with one of the grapefruit wedges, then dip the rim into the sugar mixture to coat. Garnish the rim with the remaining grapefruit wedge.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the grapefruit juice, vodka and pomegranate juice. Shake until well chilled. Strain into the martini glass. Serve immediately.

GRAPEFRUIT AND BASIL MARTINI

Steps:

• Muddle a couple of the basil leaves with the simple syrup in the bottom of a mixing glass or shaker.
• add the other ingredients, plus ice.
• Shake until very cold and pour into a martini glass.
• Place a nice-looking leaf in the drink.

THE MOST REFRESHING FRESH SQUEEZED GRAPEFRUIT MARTINI

Steps:

• I use a Hamilton Beach Juicer- The one with the Lever that you use by hand-its very easy and I love the consistency of the juice.
• Cut a fresh pink ( florida) grapefruit in half.
• Juice each half, using the lever juicer, into a glass.
• Put ice cubes into your favorite martini shaker.
• pour 3 oz of good quality vodka ( stoli, grey goose, belvedere, Imperial are some great choice brands).
• Pour juice over vodka/ice cubes.
• shake vigorously.
• pour into freezer chilled martini glass (large size).
• garnish with marichino cherry.