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Restaurant-Style Bloody Mary

A delicious, restaurant-style Bloody Mary recipe at home!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 184kcal
Author: Cheryl Bennett

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces tomato juice or Clamato juice for a Bloody Caesar // 237ml
  • 4 ounces vodka // 118ml
  • 1 1/2 ounces fresh lemon juice // 44 ml
  • 2 teaspoons horseradish
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
  • 4 dashes hot sauce or more to taste
  • 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 ounce olive juice / 30ml
  • Garnishes: celery stick crispy bacon, lemon wedge, green olives, pepperoncini, pickled beans, pickled okra, cherry tomato

Flavored Salt Rim

  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery seed ground
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

  • Mix tomato juice with horseradish, lemon juice, celery salt, hot sauce, Worcestershire & olive juice. If time allows, let it sit in the refrigerator for an hour or two before drinking. This is your "Bloody Mary Mix".
  • In a small, shallow plate, mix the sea salt, celery seed and cayenne together. Wet the rim of a glass with a lemon wedge and dip the outside of the glass into salt mixture, rotating the glass to cover the entire outside rim.
  • Add ice to the glass, pour in vodka and top with Bloody Mary mix. Stir well, add garnish and enjoy!

Notes

  • Other than the tomato/clamato juice and vodka, horseradish is perhaps the most important ingredient. Please don't skimp on it. The lemon juice also gives the drink a nice "zing", I like a bit more lemon juice so I add a little extra to mine.
  • The hot sauce is to taste. Sometimes, I don't add much & other times, I may want it spicier. Make it according to your personal taste.
  • The mix can be refrigerated for a few days, so if you are having a gathering it is perfect to make ahead! It also helps to develop a bit more flavor.
  • Set up a Bloody Mary bar where guests can assemble their own drinks. Make the Bloody Mary mix and put it in a pitcher. Set out the mix, vodka and all the garnishes with long picks, glasses, ice, lemon wedges and a couple of plates of the rimmer mixture. Guests can make their own cocktails to suit their tastes and it can all be done ahead of time (except for the ice).

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 2204mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 27g