
Courgette martini
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- plus chilling, no cook
- Easy
- Serves 1
Courgette and martini may seem unlikely bedfellows, but blended with lemon and shots of gin and vermouth, this is a delicious take on a cocktail classic
- Gluten-free
- Vegan
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- 1 courgettecoarsely grated
- juice 2 lemons
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 25ml vermouth
- 50ml gin
- ice
- mint leafto garnish
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal188
- fat0.1glow
- saturates0g
- carbs7g
- sugars7g
- fibre0.2g
- protein0.3g
- salt0g
Method
step 1
Mix the courgette with the lemon juice and sugar and leave to steep for 1 hr. In the meantime, place a martini glass in the fridge to chill.
step 2
Strain the courgette mixture through a sieve into a jug. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice then add 25ml of the courgette syrup followed by the vermouth and gin. Stir gently a few times then strain into your chilled glass. Garnish with a mint leaf and serve.
Comments, questions and tips (5)
Overall rating
MaryGJ
What weight of courgette please?
Lorna Alden
This year I had a glut of courgettes so made several litres of this mix (minus alcohol) & froze it in batches. I've just defrosted one batch & it still tastes great with the gin & vermouth.

christinefromoxford
Love this! A few years ago we had a 'courgette' dinner party after a glut.. with starter and main involving courgette, courgettes holding tea lights, and courgette cake or courgette ice cream... will now have to re-visit with courgette martini as an apertif to start!!!
lizleicester
I left my lemon juice and courgette for a few hours and produced enough courgette syrup for about 6 x martinis. Didn't use a cocktail shaker - just poured the ingredients over ice in a tall glass and enjoyed with friends!
jocmil
This was a fantastic & different way to kick off a dinner party. I halved the required lemon (our lemons being quite large). Delicious!