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Raspberry Lime Martinis

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When I was in town this past weekend, I snagged some fresh raspberries. I’d just been to the liquor store too, and grabbed a bottle of Skyy Raspberry infused vodka.  I’m kind of fan of raspberry vodka, soda with a twist of lime, so I thought I’d see if I could take that step further and make a martini using the fresh raspberries, and the raspberry vodka. We had some friends over helping to wire the new barn, so I knew Saturday evening would involve a “party” of sorts.

Needless to say the mixture I concocted was pretty good.  Not terribly sweet, and very refreshing – maybe too refreshing.

Here’s the 411:

1 c fresh raspberries
1/2 c sugar
zest of one lime
juice from one lime
2 c water

In a saucepan, combine the fresh raspberries, sugar, lime zest, lime juice and water. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. If you wanted less water, and more of a syrup, you could half the amount of water, since there’s a lot of water that will cook out of the raspberries.

Remove from heat and strain. Allow the mixture to cool.

I didn’t mix mine into a big pitcher, rather I mixed them with vodka as the guests ordered.

I ran a lime wedge around the edge of the Martini Glass, then rimmed the glass with sugar.

I combined 1.5 parts vodka with one part raspberry simple syrup. I shook the mixture with ice in my cocktail shaker. Add 3-5 cold raspberries to the bottom of each glass, pour mixture and garnish with lime.

You’re welcome.

Raspberry Lime Martini

Raspberry Lime Martini

Raspberry Lime Martini

Raspberry Lime Martini

About ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~

Jenn Zeller is the creative mind and boss lady behind The South Dakota Cowgirl. She is an aspiring horsewoman, photographer, brilliant social media strategist and lover of all things western.

After a brief career in the investment world to support her horse habit (and satisfy her mother, who told her she had to have a “real” job after graduating college), she finally took the leap and stepped away from a regular income; trading the business suit once and for all for cowgirl boots, a hat, and jeans. She has not looked back.

When Jenn first moved to The DX Ranch on the South Dakota plains, she never imagined she’d find herself behind a camera lens capturing an authentic perspective of ranching, and sharing it with others. Jenn has always been called to artistry, and uses music, writing, images, home improvement, and her first true love of horses to express her ranching passion.

Horses are the constant thread and much of her work centers around using her unique style of writing to share her horsemanship journey with others in publications such as CavvySavvy, the AQHA Ranching Blog, the West River Eagle, the family ranch website, and her own website.

Using photography to illustrate her stories has created other opportunities -- Jenn’s brand “The South Dakota Cowgirl” has grown to the level of social media “Influencer”. This notoriety has led to work with Duluth Trading Company, Budweiser, Wyoming Tourism, Vice, Circle Z Ranch and Art of the Cowgirl, to name a few. She also serves as a brand ambassador for Woodchuck USA, Arenus Equine Health, Triple Crown Feed and Just Strong fitness apparel. Her photography has been featured by Instagram, Apple, TIME Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Oprah Magazine. Jenn’s work has been published internationally, has been seen in several books and has graced the covers of several magazines.

Jenn became a social media influencer by accident when she started to explore Instagram as a way to share her life on the ranch with folks that don’t get to experience it. It’s grown into an incredible platform that she uses to empower women, create an environment for self improvement and share life on the ranch.

When she’s not working, she loves to drink coffee, play with her naughty border collie named Copper, start ranch colts, and run about the country chasing cans. Her mother still thinks she doesn’t have a “real” job.

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