Eat your pesto and drink it too🍸 We love fresh pesto made with our very own sustainably grown Gotham Greens Basil. But have you tried it in cocktail? Check out the step-by-step video here.
First up, make Pesto Gin.
You’ll Need:
- 375 ml Dry Gin
- 40g (2 ½ Tbsp) @GothamGreens Vegan Pesto
- 5 Gotham Greens Fresh Basil Leaves
How to Make It:
- Combine ingredients and blend.
- Allow to steep for at least 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
- Strain through a fine mesh strainer, bottle. Store in the fridge and shake before use for best results.
Now, it’s time to shake up the Tortellini Martini.
You’ll Need:
- 1 ½ oz Pesto Gin
- 1 ½ oz Dry Vermouth
- A package of your favorite Tortellini
- ¼ oz Heavily Salted Pasta Water*
*Pasta water should be ‘salty like the sea’, about 1% or 10g of salt per liter of water.
Note: Replacing olive brine with salted pasta water gives the martini a fuller body while the pesto washed gin brings big basil flavor and nutty undertones.
How to Make It:
- Boil a pot of water and salt generously. Cook your tortellini to desired doneness; then set aside ¼ oz of the heavily salted pasta water.
- Add ingredients into a mixing glass with ice and stir to combine.
- Serve in a chilled glass with a lemon peel expression.
- Garnish with a tortellini, of course.
Pro tip: save the tortellini and leftover Gotham Greens pesto for the easiest 5-minute meal!
Recipe by @verygooddrinks.
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