Happy football season to everyone! We are excited about the Alabama/Penn State game and Auburn/Mississippi State tomorrow. I thought I would share this fun game-day recipe for Basil Bloody Marys. I made these on television a couple of times last year for some tailgating shows, and I thought they would make the perfect tailgating drink for this weekend’s games. This recipe rocks-just try it and you will see. Enjoy the weekend!
Basil Bloody Mary
Prep Times:
15 minutes
Yield:
16 servings
Ingredients:
8 cups low-sodium vegetable juice (V8)
1 cup fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon hot sauce
1/4 teaspoon celery seeds
Pepper to taste
Garnish: Celery sticks, basil
3 cups vodka (optional)
Preparation:
1. Place 1 cup vegetable juice and basil in a blender; pulse until basil is pureed. Add lemon juice and next 3 ingredients. Add remaining tomato juice to fill blender and blend. Pour mixture into a large pitcher. Stir in remaining vegetable juice and pepper, mixing well. Serve in glasses with ice. Garnish with celery and basil, if desired.
Note: If you want this with vodka, stir in 3 cups vodka in the pitcher right before serving and mix well.
i love bloody marys but have never tried adding basil – what a great idea! we grow our own basil so i’ll definitely be trying this for football-watching this weekend!
Can’t wait to try this. It’s on the list
Oh wow! These are a must! Fabulous looking Alison
Love this flavorful take on Basil..the drink looks just perfect for a cocktail party!
This weekend is going to be a blast. Thanks for sharing a wonderful tailgating drink!
Oh…my…stars.
I love a good bloody mary!
And you were on TV – SO cool. I might hate you.
I love homemade bloody mary mix by itself – got to try it with basil!
This looks unbelievable! How did you know that Bloody Mary’s are my favorite game-day beverage 🙂 Go Chargers!
I love bloody mary’s!! I have to start making my own, the sodium content in the pre-mixed ones are outrageous! Yummy addition of basil leaves!!
Love that you make your own BM mix & especially that you’ve made a lower-sodium version. Yum!
I made these today. Unbelievable!!
Alison,
You have been reading my mind! I was just talking to my wife about
contacting you about a new Bloody Mary recipe, and then poof you came
out with your basil bloody recipe. I made it this morning for the
Auburn game, and it was delicious! I’m waiting for the Bama game, and
I am going to make another one! Thanks for being a mind reader.
RTR!
Marc
I am a big Bloody Mary fan (though haven’t had one in a really long time – need to change that). The idea of adding basil is brilliant. I will definitely be trying this.
Fun cocktail for game day!
I’ve never thought to add basil to a bloody mary. I am always going crazy with the horseradish. Thanks for this great idea!
U nailed this recipe. It has everything I like t see in a Bloody Mary. I ALMOST abbreviated bloody mary, then changedmy minem. It sounded beyond awful lol. And jic u didn’t see my dm…Michaels or Hobby Lobby…buy it in every color you can…oh yes, and spray in a well ventilated area:-)
Changed my *mind