Pomegranate Martini

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Pomegranate Martini
Prep Time 5 mins Total Time 5 mins

Ingredients

250 ml (1 cup) fresh pomegranate juice
125 ml (0.5 cup) vodka
125 ml (0.5 cup) orange liqueur
Juice of half a lime
For garnish - Sugar Seeds from half a pomegranate, chilled

Instructions

Mix together the pomegranate juice, vodka, orange liqueur lime juice in a small pitcher and chill in a refrigerator till needed.
Dip gals rim in water and dip wet rim in sugar to decorate glasses (optional)
Pour into prepared martini glasses, garnish with pomegranate and serve.

*Tips For The Perfect Pomegranate Martini Recipe

Choose a good vodka to make your Pomegranate Martini.
For something a little different use a flavoured vodka e.g. orange vodka or raspberry vodka.
This recipe used Cointreau but you can easily use Triple Sec instead.
Depending on your taste buds you can use gin instead of vodka in your Martini.
The Pomegranate Martini is best served cold, If you don’t have enough time to chill it properly, then try freezing it for 5-10 mins before serving.
Chill your garnishes so that the drink stays cold when you add them in.

*How To Juice A Pomegranate

You might want to start your Martini Cocktail with your very own homemade pomegranate juice, in which case you need to know how to juice a pomegranate.

Step 1. Split the pomegranate into quarters and add these to a bowl of water.
Step 2. The using your fingers remove the seeds from each section (and the pith) into the water. The seeds will sink to the bottom and the pith will float to the top. Discard the pith and the pomegranate peel.
Step 3. Drain the pomegranate seeds using a sieve and remove any remaining pith.
Step 4. Add the pomegranate seeds to a blender and pulse for a few goes so that the seeds release their juices.
Step 5. Decant the pomegranate seeds into a sieve set over a bowl and using the back of a spoon squeeze the seeds to extract the juice.
Step 6. Discard the pomegranate seed pulp and use the juice as desired.