Gingered Pear Martini Recipes

GINGERED PEAR MARTINI

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice; add vodka, pear juice, and ginger liqueur. Cover shaker and shake; strain drink into a chilled martini glass and garnish with nutmeg.

GINGER PEAR MARTINI

Steps:

• Chill four martini glasses.
• Peel, core and slice the pear.
• Combine the vodka, syrup, liquer, ice and lime juice in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously.
• Dip the rims of the chilled glasses in the sugar.
• Pour the cocktails and garnish the glasses with pear slices.

PEAR AND GINGER MARTINI

Steps:

• Mix pear nectar, vodka, lemon juice, and ginger juice in a large pitcher.
• Add enough ice to fill pitcher and stir to chill.
• Pour into glasses and garnish with pear slices.

THE GINGER-PEAR MARTINI

Steps:

• Do ahead: Peel skin from ginger root with the side of a spoon. Finely grate enough ginger to prepare as many drinks as needed. To make one cocktail drink: Juice lime and pour into martini shaker. Add two pear slices to the martini shaker. Add thumbnail-sized portion of ginger and muddle ingredients together. Pour syrup from canned pears into shaker. Fill shaker with ice and add vodka. Shake vigorously 10 times and strain into chilled martini glass, making sure to keep solids out of the cocktail. Preparation Time: Approximately 5 minutes Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 170 (based on 80-proof vodka)** *Note: One, 15-ounce can of pear slices in heavy syrup makes 8 drinks. **Note: Higher-proof vodka contributes more calories.