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Pimento
10.0best for drink2 tbsp : 3 tbsp
Sweet and mild red pepper; dice for stuffing, salads, or roasting just like bell pepper
10.0
bell pepper substitute
for drink.
Drinks incorporate bell pepper as juiced pulp (about 80ml per 150g fruit) or muddled in cocktails where suspension and mouthfeel decide the build. Pectin haze settles in 8-12 minutes unless you add 0.1% xanthan or shake with ice to aerate. Sweetness balance targets 8-10°Brix after dilution; below that the drink reads vegetal-bitter. Fine-strain through 40-mesh to pull seed fragments that scratch at the finish and muddy the mid-palate.
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Pimento 2:3 tbsp muddled in cocktails brings red color and sweet-savory edge — drained, diced 3mm, muddled 6 seconds with simple syrup. Fine-strain through 40-mesh or pulp sinks within 8 minutes. Avoid brine carry; 2.5% salt crosses the 0.3% drink threshold and reads harsh on palate.
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Zucchini
2.5best for drink1 cup : 1 cup
Mild flavor, works in stir-fries and fajitas
2.5
adjustment for drink
Zucchini 1:1 cup juiced yields 90ml per 150g, neutral-green with 4°Brix sweetness — below the 8-10°Brix drink target, so pair with 15ml simple syrup per 100ml juice. Blender-extract, strain 40-mesh, shake with ice to aerate and slow pectin haze settling past 10 minutes.
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Peppers
10.01 tbsp : 3 tbsp
Any mild pepper variety works; match size and heat level to the recipe for consistent flavor
10.0
adjustment for drink
Peppers 1 tbsp per 3 tbsp bell pepper delivers concentrated heat and pyrazines — muddle 1 slice under 500 SHU with 15ml lime 4 seconds, fine-strain, shake with ice. Pulp carry scratches the finish; double-strain through 80-mesh. Heat crosses from flavor to burn above 3 slices per 120ml cocktail.
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Celery
7.51 cup : 1 cup
Adds crunch, best in raw applications
7.5
adjustment for this dish
Celery 1:1 cup juiced gives clear pale-green juice (85ml per 150g) with apiol aromatic lift — ideal for savory cocktails. Strain 40-mesh, shake with ice to suspend particulates 8 minutes, dose 30ml per 120ml build. Above 40ml the celery aldehydes dominate and the drink reads like soup.
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Tomatoes
7.51 cup : 1 cup
Different flavor but works in cooked dishes
7.5
adjustment for this dish
Tomatoes 1:1 cup juiced (120ml per 150g) fit classic bloody-mary architecture — natural 4°Brix plus pH 4.3 acid balances spirit heat. Fine-strain 40-mesh to cut seed carry, build over ice, stir not shake or the pectin aerates into foam that collapses by minute 5 of drink life.