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This Bloody Mary ditches traditional bottled tomato juice for the freshly pressed stuff made from Sun Gold or yellow tomatoes.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    1 hour 15 minutes

  • Yield

    8 servings

Ingredients

For the tomato juice:

4 pounds yellow or Sun Gold tomatoes, quartered, halved if small
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup dill pickle juice
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon finely grated fresh horseradish or prepared horseradish
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
3 dashes Tabasco sauce

For the cocktails:

8 ounces vodka
1 pint Sun Gold tomatoes
8 small celery stalks with leaves
Tabasco sauce (for serving)

Preparation

  1. Make the tomato juice:

    Step 1

    Purée yellow tomatoes and salt in a food processor, in batches if needed, until smooth. Transfer to a large pitcher, cover, and chill at least 1 hour or up to 4 hours.

    Step 2

    Strain mixture through a food mill or medium-mesh sieve into a large bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible (you'll have about 5 cups juice); discard solids. Skim off and discard foam. Add pickle juice, lemon juice, horseradish, Worcestershire, pepper, Old Bay, and Tabasco; stir to combine. Chill until ready to serve.

  2. Assemble the cocktails:

    Step 3

    Stir tomato juice just to combine. Fill each glass with ice and 1 oz. vodka, then top off with about 2/3 cup juice. Garnish each with Sun Gold tomatoes and 1 celery stalk and serve with Tabasco alongside.

TagsCocktailAlcoholBeveragesAmericanTomatoVegetableVegetarianVeganDairy FreeEasySummerEpicurious

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