Classic Savory Tomato Juice Recipes

SAVORY TOMATO JUICE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Combine the tomato juice, roasted cherry tomatoes, roasted peppers, garlic powder, onion powder, lemon and lime juices in a heavy duty blender. Process until completely smooth, then working in batches push the mixture with the back of a spoon through a wire-mesh strainer into a large pitcher. Discard the solids as you work. Can be made ahead, kept covered and refrigerated, up to 10 days. Makes about 6 cups.

CLASSIC BLOODY MARY

Steps:

• Salt the rim of a tall glass. To do so, pour salt onto a small plate, moisten the rim of the glass on a damp towel and press into the salt. Fill the glass with ice cubes.
• In a cocktail mixer full of ice, combine the vodka, vegetable juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Shake vigorously and strain into the glass. Garnish with a stalk of celery and olives stuck onto a toothpick.

CLASSIC SAVORY TOMATO JUICE

Steps:

• Wash tomatoes, but do not peel. Cut into pieces, add other ingredients and simmer 30 minutes. Strain the mixture, return to the pot and bring to a boil. While bringing to a boil the second time, get your bottles ready. Place clean glass jars in a large pot of boiling water to keep warm until you are ready (or you could put them in your dishwasher on rinse) and place lids in a small saucepan to simmer. Fill jars leaving 1/2 inch of headspace, use a small spatula to run around the inside edge of the bottle to get out all air bubbles. Fill with additional juice is necessary. Wipe the rim and top with a lid and screw on cap until finger tight. Process in a water bath for 35 minutes (adjusting for altitude).

TOMATO JUICE

Steps:

• Pass the tomatoes through a juice extractor.

DADDY'S SAVORY TOMATO BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Stir the flour, baking soda, salt, and sugar together in a bowl, and cut in the shortening with a pastry cutter until the mixture looks like crumbs. Mix in the vegetable juice cocktail just until moist, and turn out onto a well-floured work surface. Gently knead several times just until dough holds together, roll out to 1/2-inch thick, and cut into rounds with a biscuit cutter. Place the biscuits onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until risen and lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes.

SAVORY TOMATOES

Steps:

• Remove stem ends from tomatoes.
• Cut tomatoes in half horizontally.
• Trim ends to make the halves stand flat, if necessary.
• Arrange cut side up on microwaveable plate.
• Mix crumbs and herbs; mound evenly on tomatoes.
• Microwave uncovered on high for 2 minutes, rotating after 1 minute.
• Sprinkle cheese on top of tomatoes and either microwave 1 minute until cheese is melted, or transfer tomatoes to an appropriate pan to broil in the oven or toaster oven until the cheese is bubbly and begins to brown.