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August 18, 2008Piatti Tomato Cocktail Recipe
3 sungold cherry tomatoes
Sliver of calabrian chili
½ basil leaf
¼ tsp prepared horseradish
Dash Worcestershire sauce
Fresh juice of ½ lemon
ice
1 ½ oz Stoli or well Vodka
4 oz tomato elixir
Sungold tomato garnish
In a pint glass, add the sungold tomatoes, chili, basil, horseradish, Worcestershire, lemon and a few ice cubes. Muddle the ingredients, being sure to smash the chili, add more ice to fill the pint glass, add the vodka and the tomato elixir. Cover and shake gently. Do not over shake or the drink will become foamy. Strain into a 12 oz tall colins glass filled with ice, garnish with one whole sungold tomato.
Elixer: Tomato Elixir
5# Assorted Heirloom tomatoes (choose very ripe juicy tomatoes, good recipe to use blemished overripe soft tomatoes, be sure to include some sungold cherry tomatoes for the sweetness)
3-4 medium calabrian chilis chopped
2 T salt
Cut all the tomatoes into large pieces to release the juice and place into a medium stainless bowl with the clabrian chilis and salt. Cover with plastic and allow to sit at room temperature for about 2 hours. Place the tomato mixture in a blender and process to a fine pulp. Place the pulp into a fine woven kitchen apron and hang to extract the elixir overnight. Place the elixir into a glass bottle and refrigerate. Do not use plastic, as the juice is very delicate and susceptible to off flavors.