A little Sunday Morning "Hair of the Dog" but Served in Fun Way!

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Every once in a while when we have just a little too much fun the night before, or just want to introduce a healthy vegetable to our Sunday Brunch......Let's try a delicious concoction  that can and will do both ! Liven up your everyday Bloody Mary with this tart variation. Made with brine-infused vodka and garnished with tart cornichons and a slice of meaty, savory salumi, this acerbic libation is a pickle lover's dream.....and to continue the fun from the night before, use a bell pepper for your "glass"! 

Dirty Mary

If you're pressed for time, the pickle-infused vodka can be combined immediately before making the drink, but the multi-day resting time mellows the flavor and softens some of the vodka's alcoholic bite.

Ingredients

Makes 4 Cocktails

For the Pickle-Infused Vodka

3 cups vodka

1 cup dill pickle brine, unstrained (use your favorite pickle)

For the Cocktail ***

4 large red or green bell pepper

4 cups tomato juice

6 tbsp. fresh lemon juice

4 tbsp. pickle brine

4 tbsp. freshly grated horseradish (or more to taste)

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce, or more to taste

1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, or more to taste

4 pickled green beans, for garnish

4 cornichons, for garnish

8 (1⁄4-inch) slices cacciatorini salami, for garnish

(option: ½ a cucumber sliced with a vegetable peeler for garnish and mint leaves)

a handful of Sour Cream Pringles, finely crushed

Directions

Make the pickle-infused vodka: Fill a large glass jar with vodka and pickle juice. Cover to airtight, and rest jar in a cool, dark place for 3 to 5 days. (You can make and use immediately, but a little storage time creates a less bitey vodka)

Cut the tops off of the bell peppers leaving as much of the pepper as possible. Reach in and pull out the seed and ribs leaving the inside of the pepper as clean as possible.  (Using a teaspoon helps with this job. Just scrape from the bottom up to get rid of the ribs)

In a large pitcher, combine the tomato, lemon, and pickle juices and season with horseradish, Worcestershire, and black pepper; refrigerate until chilled.

To serve, rim glasses in the sour cream chip crumbs, fill with ice cubes. Pour 1½ ounces vodka in each glass, and top with tomato juice mixture. Garnish with cacciatorini, cornichons, and a pickled green bean spear or the thinly sliced cucumber and mint.

***Or if it's a really rough morning...Use your favorite Bloody Mary Mix.  I favor Mr. & Mrs. "T"'s Bloody Mary Mix.  Depending on how you like your Bloody Mary's, select their original  or spicy and bold blend!  Using a pepper flavored infused vodka can also achieve a wonderful flavor with a touch of heat!

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