A sweet and tangy twist on this gin classic, introducing the salty dog cocktail with strawberry and lime. Perfect for brunch or sitting pool side on a lazy day!
I am not a big drinker. Never really cared for the taste of alcohol. Not beer, not wine and not liqueur. Over time I have tasted many mixed drinks and found that I prefer fruity cocktails. But even then, I don’t drink a lot. Alcohol puts me to sleep and doesn’t make me drunk.
So many of my alcohol recipes are either catered to my limited personal taste or experiments that I roped my husband into. This recipe for a strawberry and lime salty dog falls into the ‘my kind of cocktail’ category.
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Recipe highlights
- Balanced Flavor: A salty dog cocktail is a classic gin drink, typically made with grapefruit juice and served with a salted rim. This version uses strawberries and lime!
- Seasonal Sipper. This cocktail is perfect for spring and summer when berries are in season. It’s the kind of drink you’ll want to sip on a sunny patio or serve at your next BBQ.
- Customizable: You can use just strawberries like I did or a mix of strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries!
- Perfect for Parties: Fun like a margarita, a salty dog is a refreshing drink with lots of flavor. You can easily make one drink or a pitcher full! A great change from a vodka or rum fruity cocktail.
Ingredients you need
- Gin: There are different flavors of gin to choose from. I chose to use London Dry Gin, which is not sweet.
- Strawberries: I used fresh sweet strawberries for this recipe, but you could also use frozen strawberries. Just be sure to thaw them out first.
- Limes juice You can use bottled or fresh lime juice.
- Coarse salt: As the iconic name suggest, this gin cocktail has salt along the rim. Like the margarita, choose a coarse salt. You can even use margarita salt or other flavored cocktail salts. I used simple kosher salt.
Step-by-step directions
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- Blend: Combine strawberries, gin and lime juice in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Serve. Rub a wedge of lime along the rim of two glasses and dip the rims into a small plate with salt. Turn over, fill glasses with ice and pour in cocktail.
Recipe tips and FAQs
You can absolutely customize your salty dog with other fruits. Add some raspberries or blackberries to your mix, or just use strawberries. You can also use orange or lemon juice instead of lime.
A salty dog can also be prepared with vodka, if you prefer.
For more berry cocktails try my berry bourbon smash or my strawberry vodka.
Storing Instructions
TO STORE: Store any leftover drinks in an airtight container or bottle and refrigerate for up to a week.
This cocktail has salt around the rim, like a margarita. The best kind of salt to use for either drinks is kosher salt. It’s big, flaky and not as salt as regular salt. Just run a lime around the rim of the glass and press it into a plate filled with kosher salt.
If you are preparing for a party, you can easily whip up a pitcher full and keep it chilling in the fridge until you are ready to serve!
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Salty Dog Cocktail with Strawberry and Lime
Ingredients
- 14 medium strawberries
- 4 oz gin
- 1 oz lime juice
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- In a blender combine strawberries, gin and lime juice. Blend until smooth.
- Moisten the rim of two highball glasses with lime or water.
- Line a small plate with salt. Dip glass rims into the salt.
- Fill glasses with ice and pour in cocktail.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
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Written by Laura Bashar
Hi, I’m Laura, a certified professional cook and cookbook author living in San Diego. I have been sharing my family’s favorite recipes inspired from all over the world since 2008. Let’s cook up something fun!
Strawberry lime salty dog sounds so good! It looks fantastic in the photos too.
I haven’t had a Salty Dog in years and years! It’s a fun drink, and your version is just gorgeous! Thanks for this.
Hello Laura,
your pictures are so beautiful that they diminish the importance of any post content, even THEY ARE IMPORTANT TOO, as well!! Congrats! Great work!
Just few words to ask you for the recipe, where is it? I think the link is missing…
Hugs from Argentina!
Marisa
Oops! In my rush I forgot to add the links. Here ya go: http://familyspice.com/recipes/recipe/?recipe_id=619 Thank you for letting me know and I hope you enjoy the drink!