Martini, mɑːˈtiːni/, noun. A cocktail made from gin (or vodka) and dry vermouth, typically garnished with an olive or a twist of lemon. (Oxford Online Dictionary)
So strictly speaking, this isn’t a martini at all, but a frosty glass of vodka-spiced fruit pulp. It is also delicious, and just the thing to mark the start of the school holidays. (For me, that is – Lyra had a J2O…)
Kiwi martini
(makes 1)
- 1 ripe kiwi, peeled and quartered
- 50ml vodka
- sugar syrup, to taste
- Put the kiwi pieces in the bottom of a cocktail shaker, and crush with a muddler. (The end of the ice cream scoop was put to service this time.)
- Add vodka and sugar syrup to taste.
- Add several ice cubes, shake well, and strain into a frosted martini glass.
Ten More Bites 
love the simplicity, but hard to tamper with the house favorite:the classic dry gin martini.
I think it’s called a martini solely because it’s served in a martini glass. If I come up with a better name, I’ll rechristen it…
Just a fun fact… Did you know the kiwi was originally known as a chinese gooseberry. New Zealand farmers ‘upsized’ the gooseberry and renamed it kiwi to avoid some pesky US import rule on berries. Ha! Just thought I’ll share with you 🙂
I did not know that – how interesting! Do you know if the Chinese gooseberry still exists? The other day, I bought a little box of something called miniature kiwis at the greengrocers. Exactly the same as a kiwi, only the size of a big grape. I assumed that they had ‘downsized’ the kiwi.