Bloody Mary Gazpacho Shooters

I’ve been dreaming of a Bloody Mary Gazpacho for awhile now. It just seemed like the perfect hybrid of a recipe – cold, refreshing gazpacho with a kicky Bloody Mary twist, garnishes and all? Heck yes!

So when I decided to serve a chilled soup shooter recipe for my plant-based canapé party, I thought it was the perfect time to bring the idea to fruition. No pun intended. You know, because tomatoes are a fruit?

Moving on …

This recipe has a longer list of ingredients than most of mine do. That’s because I wanted to get a little more fancy schmancy than my norm for my class.

But this soup is still super simple to make – just throw the ingredients in the blender, pour into glasses, garnish, done!

Flavor-wise, it took me a bit of tinkering to get the gazpacho just right. In the end, two traditional ingredients – almonds and bread – got the texture to where I wanted it.

Yep! Almonds and bread. Not necessarily something you’d expect, just looking at it, but there you have it. (Note that you can totally leave one or both out if they seem weird to you – the soup might just be thinner and not quite as full-bodied).

Tomato juice, on the other hand, is not necessarily a traditional gazpacho ingredient, but I felt this one needed it to make it more Bloody-Mary-like.

And then we have shallots, garlic, tomatoes, cucumbers – stuff you’d find in a regular gazpacho that gives it heaps of flavor. Along with Worcestershire, horseradish, and Tabasco. Because hello Bloody Mary.

But the best part of this recipe is how you dress it up. I used cute little 1/2 pint Weck jars dipped lightly in a mix of celery salt and freshly cracked black pepper, assembled skewers with green olives and a baby pickle, and then plopped a celery stick in for good measure. It’s a salad … it’s a soup … it’s a mocktail … it’s whatever you want it to be! Oh, and it’s really really tasty, too.

Creamy, zingy, just the right amount of spice. I love how refreshing this soup is on a hot summer day.

Tip: Make the soup and prepare the garnishes ahead of time, then refrigerate overnight or even for a couple of days. The flavors of the soup will have longer to develop – making it even more tasty – and serving these Bloody Mary Gazpacho Shooters to guests will be a breeze.

Prep: 20 mins

Total: 20 mins

Bloody Mary Gazpacho Shooters

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The refreshing chilled tomato soup meets a classic cocktail, the Bloody Mary. No booze needed to get the vibe going here! Love passing this perfect summer party appetizer.

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Yield: 8 shooters

Ingredients

Bloody Mary Gazpacho:

• 2 cups tomato juice
• 1 pound fresh ripe tomatoes (cored and diced large)
• 1 medium cucumber (peeled and diced large)
• 1 small shallot (approx. 1 ounce, peeled and roughly minced)
• 2 medium cloves garlic (peeled and roughly minced)
• 1/3 cup raw almonds
• 1 medium slice French bread (torn into pieces)
• 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 1 large or 2 medium lemons)
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons vegan Worcestershire sauce (I like this brand)
• 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 20-30 dashes Tabasco sauce (or to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt + more to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper + more to taste

Garnish:

• Lemon wedge
• 1 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 8 celery sticks (about 6 inches long)
• 24 small green olives with pimento
• 8 mini dill pickles

Equipment:

• Blender
• 8 half-pint jars
• Toothpicks or bamboo picks (these bamboo knot picks are my fave)

Instructions

• To the pitcher of a blender, add the tomato juice, tomatoes, cucumber, shallot, garlic, almonds, bread, lemon juice, vinegar, horseradish, Worcestershire, cumin, 20 dashes Tabasco, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Puree until smooth. Taste and add more Tabasco, salt, and/or pepper if desired.
• Transfer soup to the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, or up to two days if making ahead of time.
• When ready to serve, add the celery salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper to a small plate and stir with a small spoon to mix. Wet the rims of eight jars with the lemon wedge and dip the rims into the celery salt and black pepper mix.
• Carefully pour the soup into the jars, dividing evenly between the jars. Place three olives and one pickle on each skewer and balance on the rim. Plop in a celery stick. Arrange on a tray and serve immediately.