Hold still!No, get up!
Wait!
First of all, make your grocery list.
Write down these things:
bottle of vodka
arugula
agave nectar
one lemon
Now go to the grocery store.
Buy the things on your list.
Return home.
Quick! Get out some tools!
+something to muddle with (perhaps a wooden pestle?)
+something to muddle in (perhaps a small bowl?)
+a cocktail shaker
+a glass to drink out of
+a very fine mesh sieve
The time has now come. You're going to make an epic new cocktail. It's going to freak you out and make you confused and happy and amazed.
I encountered the recipe for a similar drink in the new issue of Bon Appetit. In the magazine, it's called the Roquette, named for the French word for arugula. Across the pond in the UK (and also in some other fancy places like Australia, I believe), arugula is called rocket, which is obviously a much cooler name for it. The recipe calls for Hendrick's Gin, lime juice, and dark agave nectar. I was plumb out of Hendrick's (or so I thought -- it was actually hiding behind the bread-and-nuts mountain on my counter), so I opted for vodka. I had a very moldy lime available, but I did have a lemon, which seemed more appealing. I had light, not dark, agave. But, the important part is that I had arugula, which is how this drink gets its shockingly electric green color. So I made do, and it was nothing short of a miracle.
I encountered the recipe for a similar drink in the new issue of Bon Appetit. In the magazine, it's called the Roquette, named for the French word for arugula. Across the pond in the UK (and also in some other fancy places like Australia, I believe), arugula is called rocket, which is obviously a much cooler name for it. The recipe calls for Hendrick's Gin, lime juice, and dark agave nectar. I was plumb out of Hendrick's (or so I thought -- it was actually hiding behind the bread-and-nuts mountain on my counter), so I opted for vodka. I had a very moldy lime available, but I did have a lemon, which seemed more appealing. I had light, not dark, agave. But, the important part is that I had arugula, which is how this drink gets its shockingly electric green color. So I made do, and it was nothing short of a miracle.
But let's cut to the chase, shall we? You're thirsty!
Make this thing:
The Altered Roquette
Muddle:
+the juice of a wedge of lemon and
+a handful of washed arugula
for about a minute. Bash it a lot! You'll end up with greenish juice and arugula veins.
Into a shaker:
+ice
+the arugula mess
+vodka (Be generous! You're worth it!)
+agave nectar to taste (start with about a tablespoon)
Shake it up. Strain through a very fine mesh sieve so that all of the funky bits stay out of the drink. Purity! We're going for purity!
Your drink should be a little sweet from the agave, a little peppery from the arugula, and you should just barely taste the lemon. The arugula will be the star in this drink. You honestly might not even taste the liquor very much. It will taste like a garden in the best possible way.
Your drink will be startlingly bright green. You will think somebody sneaked in some green dye, but they didn't. You will think the Incredible Hulk melted in your cup, but no! It's just the byproduct of your own brilliance. And to think that you never imagined liquor and vegetables in the same place (deliciously). And that, I think, deserves a toast. You know, to your health.
Your drink will be startlingly bright green. You will think somebody sneaked in some green dye, but they didn't. You will think the Incredible Hulk melted in your cup, but no! It's just the byproduct of your own brilliance. And to think that you never imagined liquor and vegetables in the same place (deliciously). And that, I think, deserves a toast. You know, to your health.
Chin chin!
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