Bloody Mary Smoothies. Oh yes I did.
What better way to incorporate more vegetables into your morning routine? I have so many friends who blend up a smoothie in the morning so here’s something special . . with a twist.
I’ve always had a thing for Bloody Mary cocktails. . don’t ask me why .. maybe because they have a little heat.. maybe because they are different and have been called “the world’s most complex cocktail.” So when I received the challenge from Williams-Sonoma to create a recipe on my blog showcasing the oddest smoothie combination I’ve ever tried for “Not Your Typical Smoothie” week, I couldn’t wait to get started! Bizarre and unique ingredients, welcomed.
So, armed with some celery, tomato juice, yogurt, Worcestershire sauce and gochujang (yes, you read that right), I went to work. And just to set the record straight, I love gochujang and will try this in anything. . yes, even smoothies. This might seem like a weird combination but if you like Bloody Mary cocktails, you will love this. Keep an open mind, folks.
All you do is blend everything up, throw in a celery and cucumber stick and you’re set. This might be all of your daily vegetable servings in one shot. Don’t quote me on that. And there’s no vodka in here so bottoms up!! Have one for breakfast!
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- 1 large celery stalk, cut into 2 inch pieces, plus extra celery sticks with leaves for serving
- 2 cups plain yogurt
- 2 cups tomato juice
- freshly squeezed lemon juice from 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon gochujang
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt, plus more if needed
- few dashes of Tabasco sauce, plus more if needed
- English cucumber sticks to serve, unpeeled and cut
- Using your blender, blend/puree all of the ingredients from the celery stick to the Tabasco sauce until smooth. Taste and adjust any ingredients to your taste. Serve in tall glasses with a stick of celery and cucumber. Enjoy immediately.
Adapted from The Food Network’s Bloody Mary cocktail recipe.
Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post. All opinions expressed here are 100% my own.
Oh yum those drinks look too good!
This is so fun! I drink mary’s sans alcohol on weekday evenings in lieu of the wine of weekends. I love your smoothie version and have everything in the fridge right now to try it!
You are nothing short of brilliant. This is SOOOO cool!
Wonderful idea. I love smoothies and get tired of sweet ones. Thank you!!
Now I love smoothies so this is my kind of bloody mary! Love that it hasn’t got vodka in it – am so intrigued by gochujang added in…
I love this idea, Alice, and I bet it tastes as great as it looks! Thanks, too, for the introduction to gochujang―I’ve not come across the product until now.
Super, super impressive Alice and very intriguing!! Love it!
Wow – MIND BLOWN. So creative, Alice. Love it!
Alice, that’s totally “not my typical smoothies” but challenge accepted. My sis-in-law loves bloody mary so much and I think I can surprise her with this.
Thanks Linda!! Think “healthy” as you or your sister-in-law is drinking it 😛 and finish it off by eating the celery and cucumber! 🙂
I have a feeling these go down quite well! I wouldn’t mind a little spice to start my day 🙂
Seriously creative!! Gojuchang in a smoothie? I want!!
Amazing!!! Breakfast just got way more exciting & as a Bloody Mary fan from waaay back, I say a resounding yes! Love your Alice take, with the gochujang sauce too.
Oh yes you did! Bloody Mary is one of my favorite cocktails as well…loving this smoothie! Nice job!
This is such a fun and unique twist! I love gojuchang and in a smoothie? So amazing and creative!
Thanks so much, Kelly!! This one was fun!!
Okay this is SO FUN. I adore bloody marys because they’re so savory salty spicy…and that’s exactly why I would also love these smoothies! So excited to put my gochujang to use!
ok Joanne, I love that you have gochujang in your kitchen. You rock girl. If you try it, adjust the ingredients to your taste and think “healthy smoothie” as you are gulping this down. 😛
Girl this looks great! Would you judge me if I threw in a little vodka too 🙂
oh my gawd, NO WAY!!! Do it!! I would have too. . to keep it in true Bloody Mary fashion but was trying to do “healthy smoothie” 😛
Hahaha yes! So creative… love that you put gochujang in a smoothie! You’re nuts… in the best possible way ever!
I think you just managed to make the world’s most complex cocktail a little more complicated! This is such a creative recipe!
Well certainly this is not typical ~ But WOW does it look wonderful!!!