There’s something about cocktails that make me sublimely happy,
other than just the fact that it’s alcoholic, I think it’s also the sense of occasion
that comes with drinking them, and in addition the fancy glasses, decoration
and more than likely, fabulous company. When I look back to times I’ve had
cocktails, I’m reminded of happiness, laughter, friendship and holidays, and
you can’t get a combination better than those!
The problem I find with making cocktails at home is the
sheer amount of ingredients usually needed to make it like they do in bars and
also the equipment. All this fancy sugar and sugar syrup, it’s not stuff we
would usually have lying around the house, and it’s not even stuff we can get
from our local supermarket which is even more annoying, and don’t get me
started on the zillion utensils needed to make something that seems so simple.
As part of my new 'Food and Drink Simplified' series on Blonde Vision, and because we all deserve to be able to make quick and easy
cocktails at home, this recipe will only use utensils and
ingredients you can buy in your local supermarket and make yourself – without being
an expert mixologist.
Passionfruit Martini
Ingredients
Vodka
Passoa – passionfruit liquor
Passionfruit, mango and pineapple juice (bought from
Sainsbury)
Tropical fizzy drink (bought from Sainsbury)
1 passionfruit
Instructions
I probably should say before I start that this recipe wasn’t
copied from anywhere and doesn’t have any specific measurements as I just made
it up… nothing in my life is an exact science so throw it all together and
enjoy experimenting!
I used a martini glass for this but I would put bigger
measurements in if I was making it in a bigger glass!
Use crushed ice at the bottom if you’d prefer
Put 1 capful of vodka and 1 capful of passoa into a glass
Cut one third of the passionfruit off and put to the side
for decoration. Squeeze the juice from the other two thirds into the glass. You
can use your hands to ensure no seeds go in, or a sieve
Fill the rest of the glass three quarters full with the
fruit juice and top up with the fizzy tropical drink
Use the passionfruit you put to the side to garnish, and
enjoy!
Such a simple drink and home and one I literally can’t stop
making. Let me know if there’s any other cocktails you’d like to see
a simplified recipe of!
Check out the other recipes in the 'Food and Drink Simplified' series:
Homemade Chicken Nuggets and Sausage Rolls
A Simple and Healthy Greek Dinner
Check out the other recipes in the 'Food and Drink Simplified' series:
Homemade Chicken Nuggets and Sausage Rolls
A Simple and Healthy Greek Dinner
Love Lauren xx
These sound amazing!
ReplyDeleteI think I need to pick up some passoa.. ;)
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Okay I need to try this!! Sounds wonderful as I find a traditional martini a bit too much to take sometimes. I'll let you know when I try it :) great idea for a post!
ReplyDeleteRebecca xx
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