Vodka

Summer Salad Cocktail // Sip + Skim

08.05.18

Summer Salad Cocktail // Vodka, strawberry, lime and bell peppers // The Shared SipAt the end of June, I took a short weekend trip down to San Diego, one of my favorite cities, to visit one of my best friends. Of course we ate and drank all the things (obviously), but the highlight was finally making it into You & Yours Distilling Co., located in the East Village of SD. Y&Y was started by Laura Johnson (female founders ftw!) and her story is a good one. I sipped on a cocktail called Christmas in July (which I plan to make when the temps start to cool), but their menu was chock full of other delicious-sounding drinks I couldn’t wait to recreate, like this one: the Summer Salad.

There is definitely a little bit of an art to incorporating savory ingredients into a cocktail, and Y&Y did it perfectly here. I subbed in lime juice for the lemon juice and it is SO TASTY. I highly recommend making this warm-weather sip while the strawberries are still ripe for the taking!

Summer Salad Cocktail // Vodka, strawberry, lime and bell peppers // The Shared Sip

Summer Salad Cocktail
makes 2 cocktails

  • 2 1-inch strips of red bell pepper
  • 4 strawberries, stems removed and quartered
  • 1 oz simple syrup
  • 3 oz vodka
  • 2 oz lime
  • flaky sea salt
  • herbal olive oil (plain will do the trick too!)

Assembly
Muddle the peppers and strawberries with the simple syrup; the bell peppers will take a little muscle to break down, so get in there with that muddler! Add the vodka, lime juice and ice and shake until very cold, about 20 seconds. Double strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt and a drizzle of olive oil.


Sip + Skim
my favorite finds this week, boozy and otherwise

  • Since I’ve gotten back into my running groove over the last year, my sneaks have completely fallen apart. I’m eyeing these and these—both by Nike—and having some decision fatigue over this commitment.
  • Erin Loechner of Design for Mankind has always entranced me with her beautiful blog and continues to do so; for my daily dose of thoughtfulness I never scroll past her Instagram posts, which always make my insides turn to goo (in the best way possible).
  • Just finished Hillbilly Elegy and was really captivated by JD Vance’s storytelling. His honesty and self-awareness was really lovely, and reminded me how important vulnerability is. Now I’m onto a book in the “cozy mystery” genre (it’s a thing), A Lesson In Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear, which is part of her long-standing (and highly rated) Maisie Dobbs series.
  • Spiraling out of control over the Sharp Objects miniseries on HBO. It’s reminiscent of two other miniseries, Big LIttle Lies and The Sinner, both of which I loved, and I look forward to this new obsession each Sunday with the glee of a 5-year-old on Christmas Eve.
  • For the ladies: the Girls Night In newsletter is one of my favorites; it only comes once a week so it won’t clog up your inbox, and it feels like your BFF sharing her favorite things each Friday, from books and articles to face masks and home goods.
  • Podcast favorite this week: GOOP’s interview with the adorable SJP—she gets more and more charming every time I hear her speak (have you seen her Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee episode? The best.)
  • Tsundoku: the art of buying books and never reading them (guilty).
  • On my to-read list: this article about the science of sleep.
  • I want basically anything from Kimura Glass but these crumpled old-fashioned glasses are especially beautiful.
  • Gonna stir up this amazing creation from Barrel Aged Dad, a cocktail with orange whiskey, cold brew, amaro, and pineapple syrup. Yes, please.

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