Photo: Lemon and Vodka Martinis Recipe
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar, preferably superfine
- 1/2 cup strained fresh lemon juice (about 2 large lemons)
- 1/2 cup chilled vodka
- Ice cubes
- 1 cup chilled sweet sparkling white wine, such as Asti Spumante
- Lemon slices, optional
Directions
Place 4 large martini glasses in the freezer. Combine the sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl; whisk until the sugar dissolves. (The lemon syrup can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill.)
Combine 1/4 cup lemon syrup and the vodka in a martini shaker. Add ice cubes. Cover and shake 8 to 10 times, then strain the mixture equally into 4 very cold martini glasses (about 3 tablespoons each). Add 1/4 cup chilled sparkling wine to each glass. Garnish each martini with a lemon slice if desired, and serve very cold.
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By ChezLA
Newport News, VA
on February 16, 2013
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Yum! Giada does it again! I used Proseco and it was delicious!
By jlandi73
on November 28, 2012
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Crisp and Wonderful! Used Splenda instead of sugar, but followed the rest of the recipe precisely. Secret is in the shaking in the cocktail shaker, makes it very cold, then add the cold Spumante and oh boy! I might try Proseco next time, a little bit more dry which will probably be okay considering the sweetness of the sugar/lemon mixture, can't wait to see those results!
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