Shishito Pepper Martinis (Peppini)

Description

Classic martini but garnished with blistered shishito peppers and lemon slices. I also like this in a dirty martini. Any roasted or blistered peppers can be used depending on how sweet or hot you may like it.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 10 peppers shishito peppers
  • 10 thin slices lemon
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ medium lemon, juiced
  • ½ teaspoon flaky sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 30 fluid ounces vodka
  • 10 fluid ounces dry vermouth
  • ice as needed

Instructions

  1. Heat a heavy cast iron or steel pan over medium-high to high heat and add 1 tablespoon oil. Add the peppers and blister
  2. letting them sit on one side and then tossing a few times until they at blistered all the way around
  3. about 8 minutes total. Season with sea salt.
  4. Lay the lemon slices in the pan so that they are flat to the bottom of the pan. Allow the lemons to color slightly and flip
  5. about 2 minutes total. Remove to a bowl.
  6. Squeeze lemon half over peppers. Sprinkle on flaky salt and drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil.
  7. Shake or stir vodka
  8. vermouth
  9. and ice together in batches
  10. adding 1 teaspoon or so of the juices from the bowl of peppers and lemons to each batch. Strain into martini glasses. Garnish each martini with a pepper and a slice of lemon.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 20 mins

Servings: 10

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