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COCKTAIL: Blood Orange & Ginger Martinis

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Eva Amurri Martino creates a blood orange and ginger martini to serve at her dinner party

This blog post was originally published on July 30th, 2018.

Are you looking for a delicious cocktail to shake up for date night or perhaps Valentine’s Day? This Blood Orange & Ginger Martini is to DIE for – sweet, tangy, and so refreshing! It can easily be crafted into a mocktail for all my non-alcoholic friends out there too! 

I first made these Blood Orange & Ginger Martinis for a dinner party we were having at our home. I had noticed a huge mound of blood oranges at the grocery store when I was picking up the tuna steaks I was grilling for dinner, and I decided to bring some home to use for something! I had envisioned maybe putting them in a salad. Then, once home, I remembered that I had a brand new bottle of ginger vodka in the freezer, and I dreamed up a little signature cocktail!

I’m a martini girl for sure, and I love cocktails with fresh fruit in them. As it turned out, the sweetness of the blood oranges was the perfect counterpart to the zing of the ginger vodka. They were a smash hit! Today I thought I would share the recipe so you can recreate it for your next get-together!

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Ingredients…

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Recipe…
  1. First, I begin by making freshly squeezed blood orange juice! If you don’t have a citrus juicer, I highly recommend owning one.  You can also use it to juice lemons and limes! I like to make a big batch of this juice so that I have lots of extras if my guests would like more martinis!
  2. Next, I prep my glasses and cocktail shaker.  Put two cups of ice in your cocktail shaker and one cup divided between two martini glasses. This is to help the martini glasses to chill before you pour in your cocktail!
  3. Next, start adding all your ingredients to your cocktail shaker! Pour in the Belvedere Ginger Zest Vodka, the Blood Orange juice, and Simple Syrup. Shake vigorously for about 30 seconds.
  4. Dump the ice out of your martini glasses, and strain your cocktails into the glasses.
  5. Garnish with thin slices of blood orange, and serve!

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Eva Amurri shares a recipe for blood orange ginger martinis

Blood Orange & Ginger Martinis

I’m a martini girl for sure, and I love cocktails with fresh fruit in them.  As it turned out, the sweetness of the blood oranges was the perfect counterpart to the zing of the ginger vodka.  They were a smash hit! Today I thought I would share the recipe so you can recreate it for your next get together.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Cocktail
Cuisine American
Servings 2 cocktails
Calories 199 kcal

Equipment

  • Cocktail Shaker

Ingredients

Instructions
 

  • First, I begin by making freshly squeezed blood orange juice! If you don’t have a citrus juicer, I highly recommend owning one.  You can also use it to juice lemons and limes! I like to make a big batch of this juice so that I have lots of extras if my guests would like more martinis!
  • Next, I prep my glasses and cocktail shaker.  Put two cups of ice in your cocktail shaker and one cup divided between two martini glasses.  This is to help the martini glasses to chill before you pour in your cocktail!
  • Next, start adding all your ingredients to your cocktail shaker! Pour in the Ginger Vodka, Blood Orange juice, and simple syrup. Shake vigorously for about 30 seconds.  
  • Dump the ice out of your martini glasses, and strain your cocktails in to the glasses.
  • Garnish with thin slicers of blood orange, and serve! 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Blood Orange & Ginger Martinis
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 199 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 25mg1%
Potassium 170mg5%
Carbohydrates 17g6%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 15g17%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 170IU3%
Vitamin C 46mg56%
Calcium 20mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Keyword Blood Orange, Cocktail, Ginger, Martini
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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I really love coming up with new, exciting cocktail options to try. The ritual of coming up with it, and mixing it like a chemist, then relaxing while sipping– it’s just so meditative for me.  It’s also a really fun activity for Kyle and I to do together.  I love coming home with fresh ingredients and then figuring out how we’re going to make it into a cocktail together. Ha!

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Photographs by Julia Dags | Copyright © 2022 Happily Eva After, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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  1. melanie chiasson says:

    Wow

    07.30.18 Reply