Ingredients
1.5 oz vodka (Try Glacier Potato Vodka from Idaho)
2-3 'Mexican Sour Gherkin' cucumbers
1-2 stalks 'Red Venture' celery
2-3 sprigs cilantro
2-3 slices small spicy or mild peppers
6 cherry tomatoes or 1-2 slices large tomato
Dash of Worcestershire sauce (try Annie's for a vegetarian version)
3-4 oz Q or Fever Tree tonic water
Procedure
Reserve a celery stalk, cherry tomato, or cucumber for garnish. Combine all ingredients excep the tonic water in a cocktail shaker and gently crush the vegetables and herbs, making sure to release the tomato juice. Shake with ice and strain into a tumbler filled with ice. Top with tonic water and add garnish.
Here's a video about the Farmers Market cocktail:
Reprinted with permission from The Drunken Botanist, by Amy Stewart.
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