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Valentine's Day: Strawberry Martini

Source of Recipe


From "Jamie at Home" by Jamie Oliver



List of Ingredients



• Splash of vermouth
  
• 2 handfuls of sweet ripe strawberries, hulled
  
• Sprig of fresh mint leaves
  
• 2 handfuls of ice cubes
  
• 2/3 cup gin or vodka
  






Instructions



1. Chill two martini glasses and a cocktail shaker in the freezer for half an hour until really cold.
   
   
2. Put a few drops of vermouth into each glass and swirl it around. Put three strawberries into the bottom of each glass -- if they're big ones, cut them into pieces.
   
   
3. Throw the remaining strawberries and the mint into the cold cocktail shaker and squash them with the end of a rolling pin. Add the ice cubes and the gin or vodka, put the top on it and shake it. Strain into the two martini glasses.
   
   Serves 2