Make a batch of Bloody Marys for breakfast and brunch! It's a spicy tomato juice cocktail that helps revive after a late night out. My Bloody Marys feature a pretty garnish of grilled lemons and tomatoes!
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After a late night out with friends, it's possible you're waking up feeling... a little delicate, possibly with a touch of hangover that often accompanies a long, fun evening of drinks at your favorite bar or around a campfire!
No worries, I have the cure: a batch of classic Bloody Marys made with tomato juice, spicy ingredients, a salty pickle to restore your electrolytes, and a colorful grilled garnish.
Bloody Marys are a classic addition to brunch and breakfast gatherings, and they can even be made without alcohol so everyone can enjoy them!
Why you'll love these Bloody Marys
This is a classic Bloody Mary cocktail, made with tomato juice, vodka, spicy seasonings, and a little hot sauce. The garnishes include fresh stalks of celery plus a skewer of grilled tomatoes and lemon.
It's fresh and veg-tastic, replenishing you with salt, vitamins, and a little hair of the dog that bit you. (And just omit that alcohol if you'd rather! It's still a refreshing drink.)
It's quick and easy to throw these drinks together in the morning, or you can even prep the Bloody Mary mixture and garnishes ahead of time.
With this Bloody Mary, a little water, some Avocado Toast, and maybe a little Tylenol, you'll be right as rain in no time!
🔪 How to make Bloody Marys
Mix the ingredients
Combine the vodka, tomato juice, and seasonings in a large pitcher or container. Stir or shake everything together.
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Make the garnishes
Thread tomatoes and lemon wedges onto skewers, then grill the skewers lightly. Prepare stalks of celery and dill pickles for the glasses.
Assemble the drinks
Add crushed ice and a celery stalk to each glass. Slice a pickle onto each rim. Give the Bloody Mary mixture one more stir then fill the glasses. Serve them up!
Tips:
- This Bloody Mary tastes best cold so chill it with plenty of ice or refrigerate the liquids ahead of time.
- You can make the Bloody Mary mixture ahead of time. Hold it in the fridge, or bring it with you on camping trips in a sealed mason jar in a cooler with ice.
- If you don't have a grill or fire, you can skip that step and just add the skewers with fresh ingredients to the glasses.
The Bloody Marys recipe is below! Here are more of my favorite drinks you should try:
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📖 Recipe
Bloody Marys
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Ingredients
- 12 ounces tomato juice, chilled
- 6 ounces vodka
- ¾ teaspoon prepared horseradish
- 1 teaspoons Tabasco sauce (this can be adjusted up or down depending on how spicy you like your drink)
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- dash of celery salt
- dash of ground black pepper
- 1 small Roma tomato, washed (or 4 cherry tomatoes)
- 1 small lemon, washed
- 2 dill pickles (I like Claussen's or Grillo's brands)
- 2 stalks of leafy celery
- crushed ice
Instructions
Make the Bloody Mary:
- To a large pitcher or 1-quart canning jar with a lid, add the 12 ounces tomato juice, chilled, 6 ounces vodka, ¾ teaspoon prepared horseradish, 1 teaspoons Tabasco sauce , 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, ¼ teaspoon salt, dash of celery salt, and dash of ground black pepper.
- Stir or shake the mixture well to blend everything together. Hold this aside.
Prepare the garnishes:
- With a sharp knife and cutting board slice 1 small Roma tomato, washed into quarters. Slice 1 small lemon, washed into 4 pieces, removing any seeds.
- Thread the garnishes onto a the skewer: first a piece of lemon, then tomato, lemon, tomato. Repeat this with the other skewer and the remaining lemon and tomato pieces.
- Place the skewers onto a grill grate over a hot fire for about 1 minute per side, until grill marks are visible all over. Remove the skewers from the heat.
- Cut a little of the end off of each of 2 dill pickles . Finally, trim the bottoms of the 2 stalks of leafy celery just enough so that when placed in the glasses the leafy tops stick out of the glasses like flowers in a vase.
Assemble the drinks:
- Put a stalk of celery into each glass and then add in crushed ice. Use the knife to make a slit into the cut ends of the pickles and then slide a pickle onto the rim of each glass.
- Shake or stir the Bloody Mary mixture one more time and fill both glasses.
- Place the skewers of grilled garnishes either into each glass or lay it across the top of the glass. Serve the Bloody Marys immediately.
Note:
- If you don't have a grill or fire, you can skip that step and just add the skewers with fresh ingredients to the glasses.
Notes
- This Bloody Mary tastes best cold so chill it with plenty of ice or refrigerate the liquids ahead of time.
- You can make the Bloody Mary mixture ahead of time. Hold it in the fridge, or bring it with you on camping trips in a sealed mason jar in a cooler with ice.
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