RECIPE: REC: Frozen Cherry Tomato Bloody Marys--Happy Friday! :)

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monj

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This looks great--I hate when the b'mary's get diluted with ice, so the frozen cherry tom's are great.

Frozen Cherry Tomato Bloody Marys

3 pints cherry tomatoes

2 ½ cups tomato juice

3 TBSP prepared horseradish

3 TBSP Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp celery seed

2 TBSP fresh lime juice (about 1 lime)

2 TBSP pickled jalapenos

½ TSP kosher salt

½ TSP freshly ground black pepper

1- 1-1/2 cups chilled vodka (optional)

All optional garnish-6 pieces:

Lime wedges, baby carrots, radishes, cherry tomatoes, celery stalks, asparagus stalks, blanched for 2 mins, jumbo shrimp

1)Stem cherry tomatoes. Rinse in cold water, dry with paper towels, and freeze at least 3 hours or up to 4 days

2)In a large bowl, combine 2 pints frozen tomatoes with everything but the vodka and garnishes. In a blender or processor, pulse until just chunky

3)Divide remaining frozen tomatoes among 6 chilled glasses. Add 2-3 TBSP vodka (or more, depending…. J and top off with 1 cup Bloody Mary mixture.

Serve with any combination of the assorted garnishes

Recipe by Rori Trovato

 
Holy Moly, look at those vines!! I can just about handle

my crop from one overgrown cherry tomato plant.
Nice!! smileys/smile.gif Do yours split? Mine seem to split before they seem ripe enough to pick. (my first time growing)

 
I haven't had that problem with the cherries, but the yellow pears do.

I am not sure why though. I actually have four plants planted on the other side of the deck railing. Two Sweet 100's and two Grape Tomatoes. I am really impressed with both of them. The kids eat almost a pint a day, so I haven't had too many yet, but we are approaching that point quickly. I am planning on making green pickled tomatoes at the end of the season before the first frost. I am on the lookout for a recipe, when I come across one, I will post it.

 
I think they split from inconsistent moisture & high heat. Of course in TX things dry out so fast

it's hard to keep them from splitting. My problem is my dogs eat my slicer tomatoes just about the time they start getting ripe. I've told them they can have all the cherry ones that they want but they seem to go for the big ones. I finally picked ONE and set it on the back of the stove to finish ripening and the cat must have gotten up there and knocked it off for the dogs!

 
Wow. I never thought about how dry things get in Texas...and the effect it has on vegetables. (m)

Here in the Pacific Northwest, we have issues with mold and moisture. In fact, the other day, I met this guy who owns a helicopter company. He does a brisk business when it rains during cherry season. Apparently the divit between the cherry fruit and the stem collects water. If the water stays in that divot for any length of time, the fruit rots. So cherry farmers have discovered that if they fly helicopters over the trees, the downdraft (? is that the right word?) blows the water out of the divot. Interesting...I wonder if they do that for apples too?

 
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