It was the perfect weather weekend in MN. Upper 70’s and sunny! You can’t beat that. It was also perfect weather for getting outside and enjoying a cocktail. Saturday we put our garden in, it’s about 3x the size of last years and in a much sunnier location. Fingers crossed for fresh herbs, vegetables and that our tomatoes actually come in before October.
With planting those tomatoes and golfing this morning I was really in the mood for a bloody mary, but after reading Leslie’s blog: La Cocina de Leslie and seeing her recipe for Bloody Maria’s I was sold. Sub vodka for tequilla and you are ready to enjoy a great cocktail. This was the perfect pick for the Secret Recipe Club this month. Leslie lives in Mexico and has some amazing looking dishes, and since Scott is such a fan of spicy food I know I will be making a few more dishes. The coffee cake and bean and chorizo tostatdas look delicious.
The key to the Bloody Maria is lots of lime. Now, I love lime in my Bloody Mary and it is even better in the Maria version. So tasty!
- 2 oz. tequila
- 2 Fresh limes
- Worcestershire sauce
- Hot sauce
- Tomato juice
- Celery Salt
- Celery stalks, pickles or pickled jalapenpos for garnish
- Wet the rim of a large glass with fresh lime juice, then dip rim in salt.
- Turn glass over and fill glass with ice,
- Squeeze the juice of half a lime into the glass and add a dash or two of Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce.
- Pour in the tequila and fill the rest of the glass with tomato juice. Top with pepper, and celery salt. Add garnishes of choice. Enjoy!
I used a good silver tequilla and a thicker tomato juice, but I like my bloodies really thick and spicy. Want to make a few of these, just repeat in each glass. Or could make a big pitcher of them!
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