Bloody Mary Granita Food

OYSTERS WITH BLOODY MARY GRANITA

Steps:

• Line an 8-inch square nonreactive baking dish with plastic wrap. Puree tomatoes and juice, vodka, hot sauce, lemon juice, salt, peppers, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/2 cup water in a blender. Pour into prepared baking dish. Chill in freezer, scraping every 30 minutes with fork, until frozen, 2 to 3 hours.
• Shuck oysters, leaving them on the half shell. Arrange on a bed of crushed ice. Top each with 1 teaspoon granita, and serve immediately garnished with horseradish and celery leaves.

LOBSTER SALAD WITH BLOODY MARY GRANITE

Steps:

• Make the Granite: Combine all ingredients and season with salt, to taste. Pour into a shallow container and place in the freezer. Run a fork through the granite every 30 to 45 minutes, while it is freezing, to obtain a nice, granular texture.
• Make the Lobster Salad: Fold all of the ingredients together and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Keep refrigerated until ready to assemble.
• To assemble the hors d' oeuvres, fill up the shot glasses 3/4 of the way with the lobster salad, top with the granite, and serve with cocktail forks.

BLOODY MARY

Steps:

• Rub lemon or lime around rim of glass and then put the rim in margarita salt or Tony Chachers, if desired.
• Add ice to glass.
• Mix Vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, salt, Pepper, celery salt and horseradish (if using) and pour in glass.
• Garnish with lemon or lime wedge, celery stalk, green onion or pickled green bean.

BLOODY MARY

Steps:

• Using water, moisten rim of a highball glass. Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon celery salt on a small plate; dip rim into salt. Discard remaining celery salt from plate. Fill a shaker three-fourths full with ice. Place remaining ice in prepared glass. , Add vodka, juices, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish if desired, pepper, remaining celery salt and pepper sauce to shaker; cover and shake until condensation forms on exterior, 10-15 seconds. Strain into prepared glass. Garnish as desired.

CLASSIC BLOODY MARY

Steps:

• Salt the rim of a tall glass. To do so, pour salt onto a small plate, moisten the rim of the glass on a damp towel and press into the salt. Fill the glass with ice cubes.
• In a cocktail mixer full of ice, combine the vodka, vegetable juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Shake vigorously and strain into the glass. Garnish with a stalk of celery and olives stuck onto a toothpick.

BLOODY MARY BURRATA

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes, celery, jalapeno, and garlic in a blender. Pour in water and blend until very smooth. Pass mixture through a fine-mesh strainer and discard skins.
• Add lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Whisk thoroughly; taste and adjust seasonings. Cover Bloody Mary base with plastic wrap and refrigerate until completely chilled, at least 2 hours.
• Ladle 1 cup cold Bloody Mary base into each serving bowl. Dollop 2 ounces Burrata cheese into the center. Season with black pepper and drizzle in olive oil.