Trish Deseine

Bloody Mary Basque

Basque country bloody mary

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Preparation info
  • For

    2

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Nobody Does it Better: Why French Cooking is still the best in the world
Nobody Does it Better

By Trish Deseine

Published 2007

  • About

Hélène Darroze’s version of the classic drink is made with fresh tomato juice. Here I have simply liquidised, not juiced, the tomatoes with some ready-made tomato juice and pimientos de piquillo to give a thicker consistency.

Ingredients

  • 300 ml good-quality fresh tomato juice
  • 2 tomatoes, skinned
  • 3-4

Method

Put the tomato juice, tomatoes and piquillos in a liquidiser and whizz till smooth.

Chill well before serving with a good dash of vodka. Flavour with celery salt and Worcestershire sauce if you wish, and a squeeze of lemon and ice cubes to serve.