Vodka-spiked Cherry Tomatoes

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3 pints cherry tomatoes
• 1/2 cup vodka
• 3 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon superfine sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest

Recipe

• 1 cut a small x in skin of blossom end of each tomato. blanch tomatoes in a saucepan of boiling water 3 seconda and immediately transfer with slotted spoon to bowl of ice water to stop cooking.
• 2 drain and peel, transferring to large, shallow dish.
• 3 stir together vodka, vinegar, sugar, and zest until sugar is dissolved, then pour over tomatoes, gently tossing to coat.
• 4 marinate, covered and chilled, 30 minutes to 1 hour.