Strawberry Lemon Drop Martini with Vodka
My sweet-tart strawberry lemon drop martini recipe is one refreshing summer drink you'll want for all your entertaining this season! It's a variation on the classic lemon drop -- a bright and vibrant drink with fresh strawberries, delicious limoncello, vodka, and a lovely strawberry-sugar rim garnish.
Servings: 2 lemon drop martinis
Calories: 267kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup strawberries hulled
- 2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- crushed freeze dried strawberries (optional) for garnish
- 2 tablespoon granulated sugar garnish
- Ice
- 4 ounces vodka
- 2 ounce limoncello
- 2 ounce fresh lemon juice strained
Instructions
Make Strawberry Puree
- Blend the strawberries and sugar together in a food processor or blender until smooth. Strain into a container through a fine mesh sieve to remove the seeds. Set aside.½ cup strawberries, 2 teaspoon granulated sugar
Make Sugar Rim Garnish
- Mix the freeze dried strawberries and sugar together on a shallow dish or small plate. Rub a lemon wedge around the edges of two chilled martini glasses, then dip and swirl the martini glasses in the strawberry sugar mixture to coat the rims. Set aside.crushed freeze dried strawberries, 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
Make the Strawberry Lemon Drop Cocktails
- In your cocktail shaker, add the ice, limoncello, 3 ounces of strawberry puree, vodka, and lemon juice. Shake vigorously for 15-20 seconds, until the shaker is very cold.Ice, 4 ounces vodka, 2 ounce limoncello, 2 ounce fresh lemon juice
- Strain the cocktail into your prepared martini glasses and serve cold.
Notes
Big Batch Pitcher: Strawberry Lemon Drop (64 ounces)
- 16 oz vodka
- 8 oz limoncello
- 8 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 12 oz fresh strawberry purée
- 8 oz cold water
- Ice, for serving
- Sugar, for rimming glasses
- Fresh strawberries and lemon slices, for garnish
- In a blender, combine about 2½ cups fresh strawberries (hulled and halved) and 3 tablespoons sugar.
- Blend until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve to remove seeds and pulp. You should have about 1½ cups (12 oz) of smooth purée.
- In a large pitcher, combine vodka, limoncello, fresh lemon juice, strawberry purée, and cold water.
- Stir gently to fully combine. Taste and adjust sweetness or tartness to your liking, if necessary.
- Run a lemon wedge around the rim of each martini glass, then dip into sugar to coat evenly.
- Chill glasses in the refrigerator or freezer until ready to serve.
- Stir the cocktail again in the pitcher to ensure it's well mixed.
- Pour into prepared glasses.
- Garnish each glass with a fresh strawberry and lemon slice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 martini | Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.2mg