Bloody Mary Granita

Serves: 4

Kendrick Gleason

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

55

Spice

47

Sweetness

60

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 cups

Tomato Juice

1 tsp

Horseradish

1 tsp

Hot Sauce

1 tsp

Celery Salt

170 g

Vodka

Directions:

1

Whisk the tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, hot sauce, parsley, 1 teaspoon pepper and 1/2 teaspoon celery salt in a large bowl

2

Juice half of the lemon; add to the bowl along with the olive juice

3

Transfer 1 cup of the mixture to a bowl and stir in the vodka; cover and freeze until ready to serve (it will not solidify)

4

Pour the remaining tomato juice mixture into a baking dish, cover and freeze at least 3 hours, stirring with a fork after 30 minutes to break up any ice crystals

5

When ready to serve, scrape the granita with a fork so that the texture is similar to crushed ice

6

Cut the remaining lemon half into 8 wedges

7

Thread 2 pieces celery, 2 olives and 2 lemon wedges onto 4 skewers, alternating the garnishes

8

Mix the paprika and remaining 1/2 teaspoon celery salt on a plate

9

Moisten the rim of 4 glasses with a damp paper towel and spin them in the seasoning to coat

10

Pour some of the vodka mixture into each glass and top with the granita; garnish with the skewers and serve with a straw and spoon

11

Photograph by Stephanie Foley