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Skinny and Seasoned Salty Dog

May 22, 2017 by theeverykitchen@gmail.com 5 Comments

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My Skinny and Seasoned Salty Dog is sweet and spicy, clocking in well under 100 calories. This citrusy recipe will you move into the dead heat of summer. | theeverykitchen.com
My Skinny and Seasoned Salty Dog is sweet and spicy, clocking in well under 100 calories. This citrusy recipe will aid the move from spring into the dead heat of summer. Be it a bridal shower, graduation, or Memorial Day party, the Skinny and Seasoned Salty Dog is sure to steal the show. 

This is actually my very first cocktail recipe for the blog. Funny because I make cocktails all the time. Mine are usually just like, “Oh, what do we have in the fridge? How can I turn this into something alcoholic? Do you think that’d be good with some vodka?” Super un-fancy. Super un-classy. But ya know, I think I’ve learned my lesson. Skinny and Seasoned Salty Dog is super easy and super classy and I already had all of the ingredients in my fridge. My eyes have been opened and I’m taking my mixology up a notch from now on.


My Skinny and Seasoned Salty Dog is sweet and spicy, clocking in well under 100 calories. This citrusy recipe will you move into the dead heat of summer. | theeverykitchen.com
My Skinny and Seasoned Salty Dog is sweet and spicy, clocking in well under 100 calories. This citrusy recipe will you move into the dead heat of summer. | theeverykitchen.com
And by up a notch, I mean, Skinny and Seasoned Salty Dog will be my summer cocktail of choice. I’m a huge cocktail fan, but they are usually loaded with calories and sugar. Before I head out, I always remind myself, “Danielle, wine or light beer.” And then I order a cocktail. And I’m not tempted by your run-of-the-mill margarita or cosmo, but I love craft cocktails — things with fancy ingredients that I can’t pronounce. Drinks with liqueurs that I’ve never heard of and am not sure what flavor it will impart, but I have to find out. Or drinks with pretty colors, filled with fruit and herbs, hot chilies or seasonal garnishes, seasoned rims and flavor combinations that I just need in my hand NOW.

My Skinny and Seasoned Salty Dog is sweet and spicy, clocking in well under 100 calories. This citrusy recipe will you move into the dead heat of summer. | theeverykitchen.com
My Skinny and Seasoned Salty Dog is sweet and spicy, clocking in well under 100 calories. This citrusy recipe will you move into the dead heat of summer. | theeverykitchen.com
While it’s hard to make a drink at home with fancy ingredients or expensive liqueurs that you’ll use only once, Skinny and Seasoned Salty Dog does meet the pretty color requirement. And we can check off 2. filled with fruit, 3. seasonal garnish, 4. seasoned rim, 5. flavor combination that we need NOW. And let’s also, just for the fun of it, stretch a little and check off 6. hot chilies. (There are no hot chilies, but we have a spicy-ish rim that hits the same spot. Maybe even hits a better spot.)

So who’s ready for a summer cocktail?

My Skinny and Seasoned Salty Dog is sweet and spicy, clocking in well under 100 calories. This citrusy recipe will you move into the dead heat of summer. | theeverykitchen.com
A side note: While all of my friends are cranking out that 9-5, I love that some days my job entails cocktail testing at 11 a.m. with my dog. 🙂 We live the life.

The dog behind the Skinny and Seasoned Salty Dog | theeverykitchen.com

My Skinny and Seasoned Salty Dog is sweet and spicy, clocking in well under 100 calories. This citrusy recipe will you move into the dead heat of summer. | theeverykitchen.com
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Skinny and Seasoned Salty Dog

My Skinny and Seasoned Salty Dog is sweet and spicy, clocking in well under 100 calories. This citrusy recipe will aid the move from spring into the dead heat of summer. Be it a bridal shower, graduation, or Memorial Day party, the Skinny and Seasoned Salty Dog is sure to steal the show. 

Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 cocktail
Calories 80 kcal
Author Danielle Cushing

Ingredients

For the rim:

  • 4 teaspoons Lawry’s Seasoned Salt*
  • 1 teaspoon lemon pepper*
  • Pinch sugar

For the cocktail:

  • Ice cubes
  • 1/4 grapefruit cut into chunks
  • 1/2 lemon cut into chunks
  • 1/4 cup grapefruit-infused vodka**
  • 3/4 cup lemon-flavored seltzer water

Instructions

  1. Combine ingredients for the rim in a shallow dish. Run a lemon wedge around the tips of two rocks or cocktail glasses and dip the rims in the salt mixture.
  2. Fill glasses with ice cubes and fruit chunks. Divide vodka and seltzer water evenly between glasses and stir with a spoon.

Recipe Notes

*To reduce sodium content, use Lawry’s Reduced Sodium Seasoned Salt and Mrs. Dash Lemon Pepper. **I used Deep Eddy because I love the color, but there are several other brands.



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My Skinny and Seasoned Salty Dog is sweet and spicy, clocking in well under 100 calories. This citrusy recipe will you move into the dead heat of summer. | theeverykitchen.com

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Comments

  1. Sarah

    May 31, 2017 at 10:00 pm

    Looks delicious and refreshing Thanks for sharing! !

    Reply
    • theeverykitchen@gmail.com

      June 1, 2017 at 10:47 pm

      5 stars
      I always find citrus to be refreshing! Thanks for reading, Sarah.

      Reply
  2. Betsy Ramirez

    June 4, 2017 at 8:58 am

    I’ve never had a salty dog! This looks refreshing and your dog is just the cutest!

    Reply
    • theeverykitchen@gmail.com

      June 4, 2017 at 6:28 pm

      Thanks, Betsy! and Salty Dogs are my fave! You’ll have to give it a try!

      Reply

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