Poison Apple Martini

By
Chantelle Thompson
– July 28, 2010Posted in: Fairy Tale Week, Featured

While you read through some of the fabulous articles going up on Trespass this week, fix yourself a drink inspired by Snow White’s poisoned apple.

You know the story.  Snow White’s vain step-mother, fed up with having Snow White proclaimed as the ‘fairest of them all’ disguised herself as a farmer and offered Snow White an apple to eat, which Snow White cannily refused.  The shifty step-mother took a bite on the green side, showing it was safe to eat then offered the poisoned red side to Snow White.  With a chunk of poisoned apple lodged in her throat, Snow White falls into a stupor only to be awoken by her true love.

Now I am not promising that on drinking a few of these martini’s you will wake, with mascara smeared, matted hair to gaze into your prince charming’s adoring eyes, but hey – it worked for Snow White!

Traditionally, a martini is made with a larger component of vodka or gin but I tend to find them a little too eye-wincingly strong.  This version is sweetly smooth.

Poison Apple Martini

1 part Vodka

2 parts Apple Schnapps

Green Apple

Grenadine

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice before pouring in the vodka and schnapps.  Shake shake shake, then strain into a chilled martini glass. Scoop balls of green apple using a melon baller.  Make a small incision in the top and add a sliver of apple for the stem.  Cut a wedge from the bottom before dipping half the apple into a small dish of grenadine.  Garnish the drink with the apple perched on the side of the martini glass.

Trespass Magazine encourages you to drink responsibly.

© An Original Recipe and Photograph by Chantelle Thompson.  Please do not reproduce without permission.

About Chantelle Thompson

Chantelle Thompson eats cake everyday and absolutely has to have something sweet before bed. She is happiest surrounded by a table of delicious food made with friends, shared with some gorgeous wine. A food columnist for Medical Observer Magazine, Chantelle is passionate about getting people cooking good food. A classically trained singer, music teacher and choir conductor, she has spent the last four years documenting everything she cooks and devouring cookbooks. You will often find a cupcake in Chantelle’s handbag, which she will happily share with you.