Shades of Dragon Fruit

           

         Dragon fruit is a healty fruit grown in Central and South America, Israel, Southeast Asia, and Mexico. This plant is actually a type of cactus and the dragon fruit comes in 3 different colors  2 types have pink skin, but with different colored flesh (one white, the other reddish pink), while another type is yellow with white flesh. Dragon Fruit is very low in calories and offers various nutrients such as Vitamin C, phosphorus, calcium, fiber and antioxidants. Generally a Dragon Fruit is football shaped and has leathery leafy skin that is reddish pink in color.    
        
        One dragon fruit can weigh between 150 to 600 gm due to its thick outer covering of which only 60% is edible. Dragon fruit boosts immune system helps in digestion system due to its richness in fiber. Dragon fruit promotes the growth of probiotics. Dragon fruit helps to lower blood glucose in type 2 Diabetes. The glucose found in dragon fruit helps in controlling the blood sugar level for diabetes patients. Dragon fruit prevents formation of cancer causing free radicals.

Today I would like to showcase some interesting unique cocktails using dragon fruit as a base along with different liquors.

Dragon Fruit Martini

Ingredients

45ml – vodka

15ml- Dry vermouth

1cup – dragon fruit (small cubes)

1tea spoon – freshly squeezed lemon

15ml- sugar syrup

6cubes – ice

Glass: Martini Glass

Garnish: piece of dragon fruit cut into triangular shape with the pink skin

Recipe:

·         Feel the glass with crushed ice so the temperature of glass also remains same as drink.

·         Take a bowl & place those cubes of dragon fruit & muddled it with the help of muddler

·         Add 6 cubes of ice in cocktail shaker, and then add vodka & dry vermouth.

·         After that add muddled dragon fruit & lime juice & sugar syrup

·        Give a proper shake for a while, so all ingredients will mix properly, then strain into glass.

·        At the end decorate the drink with the help of garnish and serve it to guest.

Smoky Dragon

Ingredients:

30ml – vodka

15ml- Triple Sec                                  

15ml- Grenadine Syrup

1cup – dragon fruit (Big cubes)

6cubes – ice

Salt- for rimming (optional)

Glass: Martini Glass

Garnish: piece of dragon fruit cut into triangular shape with the pink skin

Recipe:

• Feel the glass with crushed ice so the temperature of glass also remains same as drink
• Give smoke with the help of charcoal, use small wooden skewers.
• Pour some sugar to give caramelized smoky effect to dragon fruit.
• Take a bowl & place those smoked cubes of dragon fruit & muddled it with the help of muddler.
• Add 6 cubes of ice in cocktail shaker, and then add vodka & Triple Sec.
• After that add muddled dragon fruit with grenadine syrup.
• Give a proper shake for a while, so all ingredients will mix properly.
•  Rim the glass with the help of salt (optional), and after that pour the drink into the glass
• At the end decorate the drink with the help of garnish and serve it to guest.