I love a great Bloody Mary and I also love a great Dirty Martini with blue cheese stuffed olives. So I will share with you my favorite summer drink that combines the best of both of those, my Blue Cheese Rimmed Bloody Mary-Tini. One of the best parts of both drinks are the blue cheese stuffed olives, so I add a thin layer of blue cheese to the inside rim of the glass so I get a tiny taste of that blue cheese flavor with every sip. I also love to garnish my drinks with as many pickled vegetables as I can find or make. And now that we are savoring all of the wonderful spring vegetables that are in season, it's a great reason to make this amazing drink with all of your favorite veggies. You'll almost feel as if it was a healthy salad...wink wink. ;)
Blue Cheese Rimmed Bloody Mary-Tini
- Servings: 6 ounces
- Yield: 1 serving
- Prep Time: 10 min
Ingredients
- 2 ounces vodka
- 1 ounce dry vermouth
- 3 ounces bloody mary mix
- ½ ounce dill pickle juice
- ¼ teaspoon horseradish
- ¼ teaspoon celery salt, divided
- 1 tablespoon blue cheese crumbles
- Splash of milk or cream
- Garnish with - pickled asparagus, celery, pickles, olives, cocktail onions, candied bacon, pickled garlic scapes, pickled leeks and pepperoncini
Preparation
- Add 2 ice cubes to a martini shaker, then add the vodka, vermouth, bloody mary mix, pickle juice, horseradish and half of the celery salt. Shake well.
- Add blue cheese, celery salt and a splash of cream to a small bowl and mix together. Add a thin layer to the inside rim of a martini glass. Pour the bloody mix mixture in the glass. Then garnish with your favorite veggies, enjoy!
Recipe Tags
A great way to keep your martini from being watered down, is to make your own ice cubes. Here's what I do. I add some pickle juice to an ice cube tray, then I sprinkle in some celery salt and a drop of worcestershire sauce.
Then, I add some bloody mary mix to the ice cube tray and freeze. 
Feel free to drop in some olives to the ice cubes before freezing.
When they are frozen, transfer them to a sealed bag and keep frozen until ready to use. Don't forget to put the label and date the bag. 
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