CARROT JUICE COCKTAIL

SERVES 1

WE SERVE this as an amuse-bouche/cocktail at Gramercy Tavern. The sweetness from the orange juice and the tartness from the carrots and vinegar really wake up your palate. If you have a juicer, make the carrot juice yourself; if not, just buy it.

½ cup carrot juice

¼ cup Simple Syrup (here)

1 tablespoon orange juice

1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar

1 teaspoon egg white

Salt

Combine the carrot juice, simple syrup, orange juice, vinegar, egg white, and a pinch of salt in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously for about a minute. Pour the liquid into a tall glass, top with the foam, and serve right away.

Simple Syrup

Simple syrup is simply equal parts sugar and water boiled until the sugar dissolves. Make extra and use it to sweeten iced tea or coffee, or in a cocktail. It keeps indefinitely. Combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in a small saucepan and boil until the sugar is dissolved. Cool and refrigerate. Makes about 1½ cups.