2ouncestomato waterStrained from fresh or dried rehydrated tomatoes
½ouncedry vermouth
½ouncefresh squeezed lime juiceoptional
pinchof smoked paprikaoptional
Instructions
Mix together tomato powder (dehydrated, ground tomatoes) and salt at a 1:1 ratio by weight). and pour out onto a plate. Run a lime wedge around the rim of your glass and dip the rim into the tomato salt (this is optional).
tomato salt to rim the glass
Combine vodka, tomato water, vermouth (and lime juice and paprika if using) in tumbler with ice.
Shake ingredients for 10 seconds and strain into a martini glass.
garnish with cherry tomato or fresh mozzarella balls and/or fresh basil.
Notes
To make a tomato shrub syrup that is more tangy and concentrated, check out this guide to making homemade drink syrups.If you like my articles about cooking and gardening, subscribe to my weekly newsletter, where I share free recipes and gardening tutorials.