BLTini

BLTini

Ingredients
1 small to medium ripe tomato
1 Teaspoon minced chives or scallions
1 Teaspoon finely chopped romaine lettuce
1 1/2 ounces vodka
1 ounce (or a dash) dry vermouth
1 strip bacon, cooked until crisp and blotted with paper towels.

Instructions
Cut the tomato into chunks, put in a coffee filter over a glass or bowl, and press gently with your fingers. Let the juice drain 12 hours or overnight until you have about three ounces of tomato water. Put the chives and lettuce in a chilled martini glass. Combine the tomato water, vodka, and vermouth in an ice-filled cocktail shaker, shake vigorously, and strain into the martini glass. Garnish with the bacon strip laid across the top of the glass.

From Spirit Magazine aboard Southwest Airlines.