Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 4 ripe plum tomatoespeeled, seeded and coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup tomato juice
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • Salt and ground white pepper
  • Tabasco sauce
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh chives
  • 18 medium shrimpshelled and deveined with the tails left on
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons savory greens juice
  • 2 tablespoons dry vermouth
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream
  • 6 cilantro sprigs and 6 celery ribs with leafy tops, for garnish

Method

  • In a small saucepan, stir the sugar with 1/4 cup of water over moderate heat until dissolved; let cool.
  • In a medium saucepan of boiling water, cook the shrimp until pink throughout, about 2 minutes.
  • Drain, rinse with cold water and pat dry.
  • Scoop the tomato sorbet into 6 martini glasses.
  • Spoon 1 tablespoon of greens juice and 1 teaspoon of vermouth into each glass and garnish each serving with 1 teaspoon of sour cream, a cilantro sprig and a celery rib.
  • Arrange 3 shrimp around the rim of each glass and serve.