Tomatillo Bloody Mary

Tomatillos give this bloody mary—based on one served at Whist at the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica, California—its green hue.

  • Serves

    makes 2 Cocktails

Ingredients

  • 3 tomatillos, husked, washed, and cored
  • 2 medium green tomatoes
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 small cucumber
  • 1 sprig each fresh cilantro and flat-leaf parsley, plus more sprigs for garnish
  • 12 serrano chile, seeded
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • 3 oz. vodka
  • 2 whole scallions, for garnish
  • 2 lime wedges, for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Combine tomatillos, tomatoes, garlic, cucumber, cilantro, parsley, and chile in a blender; purée. Season with salt.

Step 2

Fill 2 glasses with ice and pour in tomatillo mixture and vodka. Add herbs and scallions to glass and garnish rims with lime wedges.
  1. Combine tomatillos, tomatoes, garlic, cucumber, cilantro, parsley, and chile in a blender; purée. Season with salt.
  2. Fill 2 glasses with ice and pour in tomatillo mixture and vodka. Add herbs and scallions to glass and garnish rims with lime wedges.
Drinks

Tomatillo Bloody Mary

  • Serves

    makes 2 Cocktails

Tomatillo Bloody Mary
MICHAEL KRAUS

Tomatillos give this bloody mary—based on one served at Whist at the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica, California—its green hue.

Ingredients

  • 3 tomatillos, husked, washed, and cored
  • 2 medium green tomatoes
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 small cucumber
  • 1 sprig each fresh cilantro and flat-leaf parsley, plus more sprigs for garnish
  • 12 serrano chile, seeded
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • 3 oz. vodka
  • 2 whole scallions, for garnish
  • 2 lime wedges, for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Combine tomatillos, tomatoes, garlic, cucumber, cilantro, parsley, and chile in a blender; purée. Season with salt.

Step 2

Fill 2 glasses with ice and pour in tomatillo mixture and vodka. Add herbs and scallions to glass and garnish rims with lime wedges.
  1. Combine tomatillos, tomatoes, garlic, cucumber, cilantro, parsley, and chile in a blender; purée. Season with salt.
  2. Fill 2 glasses with ice and pour in tomatillo mixture and vodka. Add herbs and scallions to glass and garnish rims with lime wedges.

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