Last Sunday, which also happened to be Father’s Day, I became inspired to make Homemade Fresh Tomato Juice.  No, this wasn’t a health kick surge or an overachiever moment.

It was, for no other reason than, to deliver a Classic Bloody Mary this day.

Just so happens, when the request came, these veggies were waiting patiently for their time to shine.  Some more antsy than others.

Me in my pj’s…felt quite inspired when I was able to turn them into this…

Homemade Fresh Tomato Juice.

I then added our favorite Bloody Mary ingredients….horseradish, Worcestershire, hot sauce, celery seed, salt, pepper, squeeze of lemon, and….vodka.

Who knew that vodka could be a game changer.  I chose the bottle of SKYY, mostly for it’s vibrant color.  We are chasing the most captivating pictures after all.  Half way through my photo shoot (which I recognize sounds very pretentious….since I’m still on the ‘auto’ setting of my new kick @ss camera)…..there’s a bottle swap.

Apparently the someone favors the Absolute.  You choose your favorite or leave it out and enjoy a Virgin Mary.  The Fresh Tomato Juice is that star of this show.

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Classic Bloody Mary {with Fresh Tomato Juice}

Course Cocktail

Servings 2

Author Libby with Lemony Thyme

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh tomato juice see recipe link in post
• 1 Tbl. prepared horseradish or to taste
• 3 shakes Worcestershire sauce
• 1-2 shakes hot sauce or to taste
• 1/4 tsp. celery seed
• 1/4 tsp. sea salt
• 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1 squeeze fresh lemon juice
• 4 ounces vodka optional
• favorite garnish

Instructions

• In a glass pitcher, combine tomato juice through vodka and whisk to combine. If time permits chill well.
• When ready to serve, fill glasses with ice cubes, top with Bloody Mary mixture. Garnish with favorite fruit or veggies, like lemon slices, celery or carrot.

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The Bloody Mary has come a long way baby from tomato juice & vodka.  The myriad of spices and seasonings and sauces that can transform this drink is endless.  If I only owned a juicer….just think how cool and colorful Mary could become (hint hint).  Today we’ll stick with our every day humble blender and create a fresh crisp Green Bloody Mary.

~ Green Bloody Mary Recipe ~

For two cocktails, I used equal parts tomatillos, celery, cucumber, and green apple.  About 1 cup of each rough chopped, skins removed.

Add 2 tsp. prepared Horseradish sauce, 1-2 Tbl. diced jalapeno, juice of 1/2 lime, a pinch of sea salt & fresh cracked pepper, and a good handful of cilantro.

Throw it all in the blender and pulse until well blended.  I actually added a splash of juice to get my veggie tornado in motion (happened to be strawberry kiwi juice….keeping it green).

Rim glasses with a sea salt/celery seed blend.  Fill glasses with ice cubes.  Add 1 1/2 oz. chilled vodka.  Fill glass with juice mixture.

Garnish with celery, olives, jalapeno, lime, cilantro…your favorite green accents.

Cheers!!

It just so happens October 4th is National Vodka Day.  I don’t make these things up.  We had already planned dinner…a Bloody Mary Salad Dressing served over Avocado & Shrimp Salad, before we stumbled upon this tidbit of information.  So we decided to throw in a couple cocktail recipes.  Check out our Bloody Caesar Spicy Shrimp Shooters as well. It’s 5 o’clock somewhere!!

Sadly we missed National Rum Day back in August….we’ll make up for it next year.

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Green Bloody Mary

Servings 2

Ingredients

• 2-3 to matillos chopped (papery husks removed)
• 2-3 stalks celery chopped
• 1 cucumber peeled & chopped
• 1 green apple peeled & chopped
• 2 tsp. prepared Horseradish sauce
• 1-2 Tbl. diced jalapeno
• juice of 1 lime
• a pinch of sea salt & fresh cracked pepper
• a good handful of cilantro
• 1/4 cup fruit juice such as apple, orange, kiwi, optional
• sea salt & celery seed for rim
• 3 oz. chilled vodka
• celery olives, jalapeno, lime, cilantro or your favorite green garnishes

Instructions

• Throw it all in the blender and pulse until well blended. If you need more liquid to get the mixture started, add a splash of juice.
• Rim glasses with a sea salt/celery seed blend. Fill glasses with ice cubes. Add 1 1/2 oz. chilled vodka to each glass. Fill with juice mixture.
• Garnish with celery, olives, jalapeno, lime, cilantro…your favorite green accents.

Notes

4 WW Pts+ per Green Bloody Mary

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