Ingredients

  • Kosher salt
  • freshly ground black pepper, for rim 1/2 lime, cut into sections
  • 1/2 cup heirloom tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • 1/4 cup fresh herbs (like basil, tarragon, thyme, chives or mint) loosely packed and not chopped
  • 1 1/2 ounces gin
  • 2 ounces tonic water, or to taste

Method

  • Rim a 16-ounce glass by moistening the edge with a lime wedge, then dipping the glass into a small plate filled with equal parts salt and pepper.
  • Into the same glass add the tomatoes, herbs and lime sections, then muddle, gently, until the mixture is equal parts juice and solids.
  • Add ice, stir, then add the gin, and stir again.
  • Top with the tonic water.