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Recipe courtesy of Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger

Show: Food Network Specials

Episode: The Chef and the Architect

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Total:: 10 min
Prep:: 10 min

Yield:: 1 drink

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

2 ounces celery juice (about 2 stalks celery, juiced and strained)
1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
1-ounce Simple Syrup, recipe follows
1 1/2 ounces tequila (recommended: Herradura Silver)
Homemade Celery Salt, recipe follows
Cherry tomato, for garnish
Celery stick, for garnish

Simple Syrup:

1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar

Homemade Celery Salt:

1 1/2 cups coarse sea salt
1 pound celery root, peeled and grated

Directions

In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the celery juice, lemon juice, Simple Syrup, and tequila. Shake vigorously and pour into a chilled martini glass rimmed with Homemade Celery Salt. Garnish with a cherry tomato and a stalk of celery and serve immediately.

Simple Syrup:

Combine water and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Cool and reserve in the refrigerator for up to a month.

Homemade Celery Salt:

Mix the salt and the grated celery in a plastic container and refrigerate for a few days. Lay the mixture out on a baking sheet and bake for 2 to 3 hours at 190 to 200 degrees F or until thoroughly dried out and crisp but not brown at all. Grind this mixture in a food processor and keep in an airtight container until ready for use.

My Private Notes

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Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 2 ounces celery juice (about 2 stalks celery, juiced and strained); 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1-ounce Simple Syrup, recipe follows; 1 1/2 ounces tequila (recommended: Herradura Silver); Homemade Celery Salt, recipe follows; Cherry tomato, for garnish; Celery stick, for garnish; 1/2 cup water; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 1/2 cups coarse sea salt; 1 pound celery root, peeled and grated