Don't like eating vegetables? Try drinking them instead. Liquor.com has some brilliant solutions for you veggie-phobes, bringing you two very Bar Agricole-esque cocktail recipes in which almost every ingredient could be found at farmers markets (or salads) around the city.
Celery Cup No. 1
Contributed by H. Joseph Ehrmann
INGREDIENTS:
• 1 (2-inch) piece Celery (use a piece closer to the heart for sweetness)
• 1 small handful Cilantro (about a quarter cup)
• 1 (1-inch) piece English cucumber
• 1 oz Fresh lemon juice
• 1.5 oz Square One Cucumber Vodka
• .75 oz Agave nectar
• .5 oz Pimm’s No. 1
• Garnish: Celery stalk
• Glass: Tall
PREPARATION:
In a shaker, muddle the cucumber, celery, cilantro and lemon juice to a pulp. Add the vodka, agave nectar and Pimm’s, and fill with ice. Shake hard for 10 seconds and strain into a tall glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a leafy celery stalk from the heart.
Fresh Red Snapper
Contributed by Allen Katz
INGREDIENTS:
• 5 to 7 Cherry tomatoes (use both red and yellow)
• 2 oz Plymouth Gin
• .5 oz Fresh lemon juice
• 5 drops Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce
• 5 drops Worcestershire Sauce
• Ground black pepper
• Celery salt
• Garnish: Cherry tomato on a cocktail pick
• Glass: Collins
PREPARATION:
Cut the tomatoes in half, add them to a shaker and muddle. Add the gin, lemon juice, Tabasco and Worcestershire and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a Collins glass filled with fresh ice. Dust lightly with pepper and celery salt to taste. Garnish with a cherry tomato on a cocktail pick.