Tomato-Tini with Pickled Cherry Tomato Garnish

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    tomato-tini with pickled cherry tomato garnish

    Recipe by Janet Taylor McCracken

    • Makes 1 martiniServings

    Ingredients

    Pickled Cherry Tomatos

    • 3/4 cup rice vinegar
    • 3/4 cup water
    • 2 tsp. salt
    • 2 tsp. sugar
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 1/4 tsp. black peppercorns
    • 1/4 tsp. coriander seeds
    • 1/4 tsp. fennel seeds
    • 1 pt. cherry tomatoes

    Tomato-Tini

    • 1/2 oz tomato water
    • 3 oz gin
    • Ice

    Preparation

    Pickled Cherry Tomatos In a saucepan, bring 3/4 cup each rice vinegar and water, 2 tsp. each salt and sugar, 1 bay leaf, and 1/4 tsp. each black peppercorns, coriander seeds and fennel seed to a simmer, stirring until the salt and sugar dissolve. Let cool. Fill a pint-size jar with a lid with 1 pt. cherry tomatoes. Add the vinegar mixture. Cover; let stand at room temperature 1 day. Refrigerate up to 2 weeks. (Makes 1 pt.) 

    Tomato-Tini: Shake tomato water, gin and ice; then strain into a Martini glass and garnish with pickled cherry tomatoes.