the salad first-
Pea, Radish, and Arugula Salad
1 cup shell peas
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup soybean oil
1-2 sprigs thyme leaves
salt
pepper
1 bunch arugula
2-3 radishes, sliced thinly
Blanch peas in a large pot of boiling, salty water. Cook until just done, then strain. For the dressing, combine buttermilk and lemon juice in blender. Slowly drizzle in oil. Add thyme, salt, and pepper to taste. In a separate bowl, combine arugula, peas, and radishes. Toss with dressing.
and about the cocktails..
Bloody Martini (blood orange martini)
juice of 1 small blood orange (freshly squeezed)
1 shot gin - usually Hendricks, but it can tolerate a sturdier gin
1/2 shot Aperol
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Shake and serve up, garnish with zest from orange
I'll probably try out my Manhattan with pomegranate foam, but can't post the recipe until i figure it out.
