Shishito Pepper Martinis (Peppini)

Classic martini but garnished with blistered shishito peppers and lemon slices. I also like this in a dirty martini. Any roasted or blistered peppers can be used depending on how sweet or hot you may like it.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 274 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• ½ medium lemon, juiced
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• ice as needed
• 10 peppers shishito peppers
• 10 thin slices lemon
• ½ teaspoon flaky sea salt
• 30 fluid ounces vodka
• 10 fluid ounces dry vermouth

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a heavy cast iron or steel pan over medium-high to high heat and add 1 tablespoon oil. Add the peppers and blister, letting them sit on one side and then tossing a few times until they at blistered all the way around, about 8 minutes total. Season with sea salt.

Step 2

Lay the lemon slices in the pan so that they are flat to the bottom of the pan. Allow the lemons to color slightly and flip, about 2 minutes total. Remove to a bowl.

Step 3

Squeeze lemon half over peppers. Sprinkle on flaky salt and drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil.

Step 4

Shake or stir vodka, vermouth, and ice together in batches, adding 1 teaspoon or so of the juices from the bowl of peppers and lemons to each batch. Strain into martini glasses. Garnish each martini with a pepper and a slice of lemon.