Salty Dog – Grapefruit Cocktail Recipe

This Salty Dog Grapefruit Cocktail Recipe has become my go to cocktail order – fresh, simple and made with grapefruit juice and vodka. 

A Sophisticated Cocktail

I’ve always wanted to be the kind of adult that has a “go to” cocktail. The kind of drink you can order wherever you are without feeling like a kid that just turned 21 and is trying all the cocktails.

In my mind I envision a scenario where I’m running late to meet my hubby for dinner and when I arrive (looking fabulous of course because this is a dream), he’s at the bar and says “I ordered you a drink” and the bartender delivers something sophisticated, like a whiskey neat or scotch & soda.

It’s taken me a long time to realize that neither of those are ever going to be “my” drink. I can’t even stand the smell of scotch. The closest I can get to whiskey is a whiskey sour, with extra cherries. Definitely doesn’t scream “sophisticated adult”.

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The Salty Dog Cocktail

Enter the salty dog. Silly name, but delicious grapefruit cocktail. It’s a far cry from my scotch on the rocks dream, but a major step up from my standard Coors Light order.

A Salty Dog is simply vodka and grapefruit juice on ice, with a salted rim. If you opt for no salt, the cocktail then becomes a Greyhound.

Since grapefruit is currently in season, it makes the perfect spring cocktail!

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Salty Dog - Grapefruit Cocktail Recipe

This Salty Dog Grapefruit Cocktail Recipe has become my go to cocktail order - fresh, simple and made with grapefruit juice and vodka. 

Course cocktail

Cuisine American

Keyword cocktail, grapefruit juice, salty dog, vodka

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 1 serving

Author Brynn at The Domestic Dietitian

Ingredients

• 3 ounces grapefruit juice fresh squeezed is best
• 1 ounce vodka
• ice
• salt for rim of glass, optional

Instructions

• Take slice of grapefruit and rub around rim of glass
• Dip glass rim in shallow bowl of salt
• Fill glass with ice
• Add vodka then grapefruit juice
• Stir and Enjoy!

This post was originally published on this blog in April 2017, but the pictures have been updated since then and reposted.