Rosemary Pear Cocktail Food

PEAR-ROSEMARY COCKTAILS

Steps:

• Put enough pears into a 48-ounce glass jar to fill. Add vodka. Seal jar, and let stand at room temperature 2 weeks (up to 2 months).
• Heat sugar and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Add rosemary; remove from heat. Let stand 30 minutes. Discard rosemary. Let cool completely.
• Fill 12-ounce glasses halfway with ice. Add 4 tablespoons vodka, 2 tablespoons syrup, and 3 tablespoons pear nectar to each. Top with 1/2 cup sparkling water. Serve garnished with rosemary sprigs.

PEAR-ROSEMARY VODKA COCKTAILS

Steps:

• Place enough pears in a 56-ounce glass jar to fill to the top. Add vodka. Seal jar, and let stand at room temperature for at least 2 weeks. Strain vodka, and discard pears.
• Heat sugar and water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Add rosemary. Remove from heat, and let stand for 30 minutes. Discard rosemary. Let cool completely.
• Combine vodka, rosemary simple syrup, pear nectar, and sparkling water in a large pitcher. Divide among 8 ice-filled glasses, and garnish each with a rosemary sprig. Serve immediately.

ROSEMARY-PEAR COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Rinse and halve the pear. Remove the core, and cut 4 thin slices for garnish. Drizzle immediately with the lemon juice. Peel and dice the remaining pear. Arrange the diced pear into four glasses. Fill each glass with 2/3 of an ounce of the pear liqueur. Fill the glasses halfway with the sparkling wine, then top with the orange juice. Garnish with the rosemary and the pear slices, and serve.

ROSEMARY PEAR MARTINI

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a shaker with cracked ice. Shake virgorously.
• Strain into martini glass.