Saturday, January 28, 2012

Best Bloody Mary Mix Ever

Another recipe I'm moving over from the old blog.  This really is the BEST Bloody Mary I've ever had!  Here is the original post:

This weekend I was fortunate enough to be given a going away "girlfriend brunch" hosted by a very special lady.  The hostess is a really great sport, so when I sent her the recipe for the Best Bloody Mary in the entire world, she agreed to prepare a batch of the mix.


Halfmoon Bay Bar and Grill, in Westport, Washington, generously shares this recipe in a tourist information magazine (visitorschoiceusa.com) that is available in Washington coast hotels.

After fixing this mix for yesterday's brunch, the hostess is looking for a reason to host another brunch-- just to have an excuse to make more of these delicious (and gorgeous) drinks!  The beautiful picture is from the Halfmoon Bay Bar and Grill website.  Check out those amazing garnishes-- you could have this for breakfast!  It has pepperoni and shrimp, and several different veggies.  It just doesn't get any better than this!

Ingredients:
4 - 46 oz cans of premium tomato juice
1 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup horseradish
1/2 cup Dijon mustard
2 tbsp fresh minced garlic *we used a garlic press
2 tbsp celery seed (please grind first) *we used a small mortar and pestle
3 tbsp ground sea salt
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
3 tbsp white wine vinegar
1/4 cup Tabasco sauce

Combine all ingredients and mix with emersion blender.....We highly recommend pairing this wonderful
mix with Absolut peppar vodka....Enjoy! *we used an organic vodka from the Midwest

We prepared this mix the evening before the brunch, and "tested" it.  It was very good right then, but the next day the flavors had married beautifully, and it was absolutely perfect!