Salty Dog

By Sara Bonisteel

Updated June 9, 2024

  • Sara Bonisteel/The New York Times
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Total Time
5 minutes
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The Salty Dog is a Greyhound cocktail with salt — hence the name. Craig Claiborne first brought the recipe to The Times in 1968 for a Fourth of July barbecue feature. While his version calls for adding salt to the drink, other recipes salt the rim of the glass instead; see the variation below.

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Ingredients

Yield:1 drink

  • ¾ cup unsweetened grapefruit juice (from 1 grapefruit)

  • 1 pinch fine sea salt

  • 1 ½ ounces vodka

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Nutritional analysis per serving

15 grams carbs; 2 milligrams cholesterol; 170 calories; 1 gram fat; 1 gram fiber; 152 milligrams sodium; 1 gram protein; 15 grams sugar

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Fill a highball glass with ice, and then add the grapefruit juice through a small strainer to remove pulp.

  2. Step 2

    Add salt and vodka and stir until well chilled. Serve.

Tip

  • Variation: If you prefer to salt the rim of your glass, wet the lip of the glass with a slice of lemon or lime and dip the glass rim down in a plate of kosher salt. Omit the pinch of salt from the cocktail recipe.

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Comments

Morgan

We must have been at the same party...

Deb

Yes, I remember a night of salty dogs in the 80's...didn't end well! ;)

Jen in Astoria

NOTE: Salt the RIM not the drink itself. That is all.

Lisa

Splash a little Grand Marnier on there, a dash of simple syrup, and a good squirt of soda water.

Brian

For those partial to rye, see “Blinker”in Simonson’s “3 Ingredient Cocktails”.

Jen in Astoria

NOTE: Salt the RIM not the drink itself. That is all.

Jennifer

Agreed.

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