Bloody Caesar with Veggie Skewer
Thanks to Clamato® for sponsoring this recipe.
My first Bloody Mary was decidedly a pinkies-up affair. I was visiting my sister in Lexington, Kentucky, and so we did what Lexingtonians do and went to a horse race. If you’ve never been, imagine the atmosphere of a football game except very fancy. Instead of wearing jerseys and drinking beer, you wear hats and drink Bloody Marys. And circle horses in a tiny catalog and pretend you know what you’re doing. And lose money. But I digress.
That first Bloody Mary was an experience. They made it right in front of me — swish, shake, pour, sprinkle — and the hot/sweet/sour over ice was the perfect excuse to drink before 5 p.m. I’ve wanted to recreate the perfect Bloody Mary since that day and Clamato® Original finally gave me a reason!
Apparently a Bloody Mary made with Clamato Original is called a Bloody Caesar, and it’s a favorite drink in Canada — who knew? (Canadians, that’s who.) In the recipe below, you can adjust the pickle juice, hot sauce, and salt and pepper, to suit your preferences. Adjust and taste, adjust and taste — but don’t get tipsy before your guests arrive!
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- 3 cups Clamato®
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
- 1/4 cup dill pickle juice
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon grated onion
- 8-12 dashes hot sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
- 1 stalk celery with leaves
- 1 cup vodka
- lime and salt for dressing glass
- extra celery stalks
- hot and spicy olive mix
- sweet peppers stuffed with cheese
- cornichons
- pickled okra
- In a large pitcher, combine Clamato®, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, dill pickle juice, lemon juice, grated onion, hot sauce, salt, pepper, and celery salt. Puree the celery in the bowl of a food processor until finely minced. Pour about a quarter of the tomato juice mixture into the food processor through the feed tube as it runs; then pour the contents of the food processor into the pitcher and mix well. Add the vodka and chill, preferably overnight.
- When ready to serve, serve over ice with a skewer of veggies. Choose veggies that are spicy, tart, and sweet, and then alternate the flavors. Add a one leafy celery stick for some flair!
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Katrina
December 11, 2015 at 9:03 am (9 years ago)Perfect hangover cure right here!! Love this!
heather @french press
December 11, 2015 at 10:55 am (9 years ago)I could go for one right now, that is if I didn’t have to drive the kids to school.
amanda @ fake ginger
December 12, 2015 at 5:56 pm (9 years ago)Can you believe I’ve never had a bloody mary? I want to run out and buy all the ingredients for this right now!
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen
December 13, 2015 at 3:50 pm (9 years ago)Bloody Mary’s are my all time favorite drink of choice. They have to be good ones though. Lots of spice, lots of accouterments in and around the glass. lots of pickle flavor. THIS is exactly what I want to drink 🙂
Alida
December 13, 2015 at 9:57 pm (9 years ago)What a great way to enjoy a festive morning with this tasty drink!
Nutmeg Nanny
December 14, 2015 at 11:21 am (9 years ago)My brother LOVES clamato juice! I have yet to give it a try but this post has totally changed my mind!
Tracy
September 24, 2017 at 1:57 pm (7 years ago)That’s that only way I will make a Bloody Mary anymore is with Clamato juice!! I have to do mine by the glass or by the gallon!! My friends use to laugh when I pulled out my gallon of home made mix out until they tasted of it. Now they will call ahead and so I will be sure I have some in hand if they are coming to visit!!