Savory Cucumber Martini

We love any martini recipe that involves cucumbers! The humble cuke is savory, refreshing and (lets face it)--it looks wonderful atop any top-shelf plate of food at your local 'see and be seen' establishment. Why not let the little cuke fancy-up your latest martini?

Ingredients

• 3 ounces Tanqueray gin
• 1 ounce Amaro Mio herbal liqueur
• 8 super thin slices of cucumber
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons dry vermouth

The mix

• Add the gin and Amaro Mio (it's well worth searching for!) to a shaker 1/2 full of cracked ice and shake like the devil is chasing you!
• Let your shaker rest for a minute while you prep your 2freezing, fashionable martini glasses
• Rub a cucumber slice around the bowl of each glass and discard (the cuke slices--not the glasses)
• Each glass gets a tablespoon of vermouth placed gently into the bottom
• Strain the gin and Amaro Mio into each glass (equally--dont get greedy!)
• Add 3 cucumber slices to each glass (floating is good)
• Spoon 1/2 the lemon zest into each glass
• Nestle into your well worn leather arm chair and enjoy a good conversation