LOADED BLOODY MARIA

Loaded Bloody Maria image

Provided by Trisha Yearwood

Time 45m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 1/2 cups tequila blanco
2 cups pickled okra or green beans plus 1/2 cup pickle brine
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon hot sauce
1 teaspoon celery seed
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup cocktail onions
46 ounces tomato vegetable juice
24 pitted green olives
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 cups grape tomatoes
4 strips cooked bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
8 stalks celery

Steps:

Mix the tequila, pickle brine, lime juice, Worcestershire, hot sauce, celery seed, celery salt, horseradish and garlic powder together in a measuring cup or bowl. Add the cocktail onions to the mix and let soak at least 30 minutes and up to overnight.
Transfer the infused onions to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Stir together the infused tequila and tomato vegetable juice in a large pitcher. Stuff the olives with the feta cheese.
Thread 12-inch skewers with all your favorite fixings: stuffed olives, pickled okra or green beans, grape tomatoes, bacon and cocktail onions. Serve the tequila mixture over ice with a skewer of fixings and the celery.