Italian Stallion (Bloody Mary Italia)

This yummy Italian style Mary is sure to engage your guests in great conversations. Take a pitcher of this festive drink to a holiday party and you’re sure to be the star! You can cut the zucchini with mini-cookie cutters into star shapes and triangles for a festive Stallion. Add to a pretty toothpick and a couple of olives, and you have a party in a glass. If you want a spicier Stallion, use spicy V-8 Juice. This recipe is for six servings; for single serving, use the second set of instructions.

• Ready In: 5 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 6  ounces vodka
• 32  ounces tomato juice
• 1  teaspoon chili powder
• 1  teaspoon cumin
• 2  tablespoons  worchestershire sauce
• 2  tablespoons pesto sauce
•  hot sauce, dash of
• 12  Spanish olives
• 1  lemon, juice of
• 1  tablespoon salt
• 1  tablespoon pepper
• 1  zucchini

Directions

1. For 6 drinks:
2. Pour vodka, tomato juice, worchestershire, and pesto into a large pitcher.
3. Stir in chili powder, cumin, and pepper.
4. Cut zucchini in thin strips or using a decorative mini-cookie cutter, make fun shapes.
5. Using a slice of lemon, wet the rim of each glass.
6. Dip the glass into salt, making sure the rim has salt all around.
7. Add ice to glasses.
8. Pour mixture into each glass, add olives and thin zucchini spear for stirring or use zucchini shapes and olives on a toothpick. Set on the edge of each glass.
9. Add a straw.
10. For one drink:
11. 1 oz vodka.
12. 5 oz tomato.
13. Dash of each spice.
14. 1/2 t pesto and worchestershire.
15. Mix in glass and serve.