The silky sweet flavor of crushed ripe strawberries and fresh lemon infuse every sip of this delicious red martini with irresistible strawberry flavor.  This simple strawberry martini recipe with vodka is an elegant vodka drink you can enjoy on any occasion year round.

Make this easy vodka cocktail with really simple fresh ingredients like simple syrup and fresh lemon juice, plus fresh fruit berries like fresh strawberries.  

Add an extra-special touch with silky sweet black raspberry liqueur such as Chambord.  The hint of raspberry liqueur amplifies and deepens the berry flavor in this cocktail while giving it a silky smooth body.  You can’t really put your finger on it or tell what it is, you just know it’s extra delicious!  

 The secret to infusing the strawberry vodka martini with all that sweet berry flavor is to muddle juicy strawberries and add directly to the cocktail shaker.  The fresh muddled strawberry chunks will dye the cocktail a beautiful bold red color while adding their own fresh fruit juice to the drink.  

If you get to go strawberry picking over the summer, then this is the perfect cocktail to make during strawberry season!  You’ll come back hauling baskets full of freshly picked berries and you’ll have plenty left over to pop in an easy cocktail like this!

This is an easy fresh strawberry martini for those who truly love strawberry cocktails and fruity strawberry drinks paired with fresh citrus. 

Ingredients To Make An Easy Strawberry Martini: 

• ​Your favorite plain vodka
• Fresh strawberries – quartered, for muddling
• Fresh lemon juice
• Simple syrup
• Chambord black raspberry liqueur 

How To Make This Easy Strawberry Martini Recipe:

• If desired, place cocktail glass in the freezer to chill in advance while you prepare the drink.  (For best presentation use coupe glasses or classic martini glasses).
• Toss a large quartered whole fresh ripe strawberry into the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Muddle strawberries until they form a juicy red crushed paste.
• Add the fresh squeezed lemon juice to the same cocktail shaker.
• Now splash in the simple syrup, vodka, and Chambord liqueur.
• Fill the cocktail shaker with fresh ice and cover.
• Shake vigorously well until everything is ice cold and thoroughly combined.
• Strain the mixture into cocktail glass using a strainer.  Serve very cold.
• Garnish this easy vodka martini with a fresh lemon wedge and strawberry slices.  

Vodka Cocktail Variations and Suggestions:

• I like to use a good quality plain variety of regular vodka like Tito’s.  Use your favorite good quality vodka.
• If using strawberry vodka such as Smirnoff strawberry vodka, Stoli Strasberi vodka, or Three Olives strawberry vodka, taste the vodka.  If it has added sweetness, adjust the sweetness by tasting the finished cocktail first and adding more lemon juice as needed.  Some fruit-flavored vodkas carry more sweetness.  Easily adjust by correcting the sweetness with more acidity (or starting off with less simple syrup and adding by the teaspoon as desired).  
• The fresh taste of sweet ripe strawberries pairs well with fresh lemon or lime.  I personally like to use lemons in this martini as it gives the sensation of a fruity yet balanced strawberry lemonade vodka cocktail.  When Meyer lemons are in season, it adds the most wonderful fresh lemon flavor to the drink.  However, if you just have fresh limes on hand, don’t be afraid to use ’em! Lime juice won’t clash with anything in this drink.
• If you like sparkling cocktails, create the sensation of added fizz by topping off this delicious cocktail with cold dry brut champagne or dry sparkling prosecco wine.  This is especially wonderful if you’ll enjoy this great cocktail on hot summer nights in July and August! It is most refreshing. 

When To Serve This Crushed Strawberry Martini Recipe with Vodka:

• Serve this easy berry vodka cocktail on hot summer days as an easy summer cocktail you can sip on the patio, it pairs well with grilled foods and light dinner.
• Make this easy martini recipe as a fruity red vodka cocktail on Valentine’s Day. It’s quite similar to this hot pink cranberry watermelon Valentine’s Day martini!
• Serve this simple berry vodka cocktail as an easy 4th of July cocktail with vodka.  Red, white, and blue drinks are popular for 4th of July and this fresh strawberry drink is no exception!
• Sometimes a delicious fruity martini needs no occasion! Enjoy this strawberry martini year round. Make this strawberry martini recipe with vodka anytime you have your favorite vodka on hand along with fresh strawberries and a lemon.  Simple syrup can be purchased bottled or made in advance with equal parts heated water and sugar (then kept in a container in the fridge).  The ingredients are not exotic and available most anytime of year.

If you love easy fresh strawberry cocktail recipes with simple ingredients, try a delicious light rum coupe cocktail with sparkling pink grapefruit, a fresh summer strawberry mojito, an easy strawberry iced tea recipe, along with this fun strawberry rum cocktail with sparkling pomegranate juice!

With fresh strawberries and a little inspiration, the options become truly endless. How will you enjoy your fresh strawberries this summer?

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