Spicy Celery Cocktail

A refreshing alternative to a Bloody Mary, this Spicy Celery Cocktail is the perfect Summertime treat!  This drink uses fresh ingredients from Summer's bounty, and a splash of celery soda to finish it all off.  Of course you can always skip the gin to make it an all-ages, anytime treat.

Step 1: Ingredients

For one cocktail, I used:

• 1 lemon (though lime is good too!)
• 3 cherry tomatoes
• 1 Tablespoon diced red or yellow pepper
• 1 Tablespoon diced celery (save rest of stalk for garnish)
• 1 1/2 ounces of gin (vodka can also be substituted)
• Celery soda*
• A healthy dash of Tabasco sauce
• Celery salt to rim the glass

* Part of the reason I wanted to make this drink is because I noticed Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray soda at my local market, Le Beau.  If you can't find something similar, substitute ginger ale or tonic water plus a pinch of celery seed

Comments

[firsttimegrandma]

I'm off to look for Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray!

[mikeasaurus]

mm a spicy brunch-time bevvy, all I need now is a sunny deck and eggs and I'm set!

[splazem]

Great job once again!

[sunshiine]

Thank you! I will be trying this. It looks very good. Thanks for sharing your hard work!