Name: Meyer Lemon Martini recipe
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons white sugar;2 teaspoons warm water;1 Meyer lemon, juiced and peeled;2 fluid ounces vodka;1 fluid ounce orange-flavored liqueur (such as Cointreau®);ice;1 teaspoon white sugar, or as needed for rimming

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Ingredients

2 teaspoons white sugar 2 teaspoons warm water 1 Meyer lemon, juiced and peeled 2 fluid ounces vodka 1 fluid ounce orange-flavored liqueur (such as Cointreau®) ice 1 teaspoon white sugar, or as needed for rimming

Nutrition Info

297.5 calories carbohydrate: 36.8 g cholesterol: : - fat: 0.4 g fiber: 5.3 g protein: 1.4 g saturatedFat: 0.1 g servingSize: - sodium: 5.7 mg sugar: 23.7 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Combine 2 teaspoons sugar and warm water in a cocktail shaker, stir to dissolve sugar. Pour Meyer lemon juice, lemon peels, vodka, and orange liqueur into the shaker, add ice. Cover and shake vigorously.
Remove a lemon peel from the shaker and wipe the rim of a martini glass with the peel. Dip the rim of the glass in 1 teaspoon sugar, or as needed. Strain martini into prepared glass.

Recipe Yield

1 martini

Recipe Note

Meyer lemons, a cross between a lemon and an orange, have a sweeter, less acidic flavor than the more common lemon. If you have to use a regular lemon, add a little extra sugar to taste. For the ultimate martini, use good quality vodka and orange liqueur. I should have named this the 'come to mama' martini!

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