Blue Cheese Stuffed Olives Martini Food

FILTHY DIRTY MARTINI WITH BLUE CHEESE-STUFFED OLIVES

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice. Add the vodka, olive brine and vermouth. Shake what your mama gave you. Pour into two chilled martini glasses.
• Stuff each olive with a small piece of blue cheese. Thread the stuffed olives onto two toothpicks and place in the martini glasses.

BLUE-CHEESE-STUFFED OLIVES

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cheese until fluffy, adding a little heavy cream if cheese is stiff. Transfer blue cheese to a pastry bag fitted with a plain round tip. Pipe 1/2 teaspoon blue cheese into each olive. May be stored in an airtight container, refrigerated, up to 1 day.

BLUE CHEESE-STUFFED OLIVES MARTINI

Steps:

• Stuff the olives with the blue cheese.
• Add the vermouth to a martini glass and swirl to coat the glass. Freeze the glass until chilled, about 10 minutes.
• When ready to serve, add the vodka to a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake well. Strain the vodka into the prepared martini glass and garnish with the olives.

VODKA MARTINIS WITH BLUE CHEESE STUFFED OLIVES

Steps:

• Fill martini glasses with ice water; set aside. Stuff each olive with cheese. Skewer 2 or 3 olives onto cocktail picks; set aside.
• Fill a martini shaker halfway with ice. Add 3 ounces vodka to shaker. Shake 30 times.
• Dump ice water out of glasses, and spray glasses with vermouth. Fill with chilled vodka. Garnish with olives. Serve immediately.

DIRTY VODKA MARTINI W/BLUE CHEESE OLIVES

Steps:

• Remove pimentos from olives. Stuff the olives with the blue cheese. Soak the olives in some vermouth with a splash of the olive juice while you prepare the drink.
• Pour ice into shaker.
• Pour a dash ofthe vermouth over the ice.
• Briskly shake in shaker for about 10 seconds then discard vermouth.
• Pour the vodka into the shaker with about a spoonful of olive juice (more/less to taste).
• With brisk, firm shakes, shake the shaker for about 15 outward shakes.
• Pour into chilled martini glasses, add olives, and Enjoy!
• *Martini will have a cloudy appearance due to olive juice and being cold.

BLUE CHEESE-STUFFED OLIVES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine blue cheese and cream cheese together using the back of a spoon. When nicely blended, add heavy cream and stir until well incorporated.
• Using a cocktail pick, remove pimento peppers and set them aside for other recipes (*see footnote).
• Fill up a piping bag or a thick re-sealable plastic bag with cheese mixture. Cut off a very small corner and gently squeeze until the olives are stuffed.