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Anna Wonson, Little Coco's, Washington, D.C.

Ode to Tomatoes cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

Method · Stirred

  1. 1Stir everything over ice until cold.
  2. 2Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with a pickled tomato.
Glass
Coupe
Ice
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Garnish
Pickled cherry tomato

Prep ahead

House prep

Herbed Cherry Tomato Water

Yield
About 3 cups
Keeps
4 days
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 2 quarts heirloom cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 0.5 ozbasil leaves
  • 0.5 ozparsley leaves
  • 1 tspkosher salt

Method

  1. 1Salt the halved tomatoes and rest fifteen minutes, then pulse with the herbs. Hang in cheesecloth over a container in the fridge overnight and keep the clear liquid.

Mixer

Pickled Tomato Brine

Yield
About 2 quarts
Keeps
2 weeks
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 2 quarts heirloom cherry tomatoes
  • 1 large handful basil
  • 1 tbspblack peppercorns
  • 1 tbspcoriander seeds
  • 2 cupswhite vinegar
  • 1 cupwater
  • 1 cupsugar
  • 1.5 tspkosher salt

Method

  1. 1Layer the tomatoes and basil in a jar. Toast the spices briefly, add the vinegar, water, sugar and salt and heat until dissolved without boiling. Pour over the tomatoes and refrigerate for two days; use both brine and tomatoes.

About the Ode to Tomatoes

Ode to Tomatoes is a Martini-style cocktail made with vodka, herbed cherry tomato water and pickled tomato brine, created by Anna Wonson.

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