Gin-Marinated Olive Martini - gin

Method

• Combine gin and vermouth in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice.
• Cover and shake until chilled.
• Strain into a martini glass and add the olives.
• Enjoy!
• 1 cup colossal size, pimiento-stuffed green olives
• 1/4 cup gin
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 5 (1/4-inch wide) strips lemon peel, each about 3-inches long
• Combine all ingredients in a non-reactive dish and cover tightly.
• Allow olives to marinate at least 2 to 3 hours or up to 4 days in the refrigerator.
• (If you are only marinating them for a few hours, leave the olives in the marinade at room temperature.)
• Yield: 1 cup olives
• Note: These olives are great in martinis and also double as a quick party hors d'oeuvre.
• If you plan on using them exclusively as an hors d'oeuvre, drizzle a little extra-virgin olive