BLOODY MARY GAZPACHO SHOOTERS

Bloody Mary Gazpacho Shooters image

Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 24

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
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
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
Blender
8 half-pint jars
Toothpicks or bamboo picks

Steps:

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.