Bar Stool: A Recipe for The Blood Orange Martini at Salute Ristorante Italiano

What’s special about this featured drink?

Blood oranges are available from December to April, so it’s not something you can have freshly made all year long.

For what occasion would you recommend this cocktail?

Every occasion is the right occasion for this cocktail!

How to make The Blood Orange Martini

Tools needed

• Cocktail Shaker

• juicer or muddler

Ingredients

• 2 ounces vodka of preference

• ½-ounce Cointreau or Solerno

• fresh blood orange

• San Pellegrino Aranciata Rossa

(blood orange soda)

Instructions

1. Fill your shaker with ice.

2. Add vodka and Cointreau, as well as approximately 2-3 ounces of blood orange juice.

3. Shake well.

4. Top with your soda. Gently toss (do not shake the soda) and you’re done!

TIP: We fresh-squeeze our blood oranges, but if you’re making it at home and don’t have a juicer, muddling them works great, too.

Eve Grube

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"I’ve been bartending in the Berks County area for 20+ years and have been the bar manager at Salute for the last five. Mason Cipolla has been working with me behind the bar for two years."

Pair it with...

We recommend our Pistachio crusted lamb, but the chefs will be creating a variety of different dishes to complement blood oranges while they’re in season. Stop in and see us. We look forward to serving you.

Don’t miss Tini Tuesdays at Salute when the restaurant offers $5 off martinis.