Ingredients
For Tomato Water:
- 8 vine tomatoes
- 1/2 serrano chile, roughly chopped
- 1/4 red onion
- 3-inch piece of lemongrass, tough outer leaves removed and roughly chopped
- large pinch salt
- 1/2 lime
- 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 orange
- cheesecloth
For transforming into a Bloody Mary:
- Ice
- 40ml Grey Goose Le Citron (or any citrus infused vodka)
- 4 cherry tomatoes for garnish
Method
In a food processor, purée the tomato juice ingredients until smooth.
Line sieve with cheesecloth and set sieve over nonreactive bowl (we used glass). Pour purée into centre of cheesecloth and leave to drain in the refrigerator overnight.
In the morning, gather the sides of the cheesecloth up over purée to form large sack and gently squeeze to extract the last bits of water.
Discard sack and its contents and transfer tomato water to a bowl.
— For an alcoholic Bloody Mary:
Fill 4 highball glasses with ice.
In each glass, combine tomato water and vodka, stir.
Garnish with cherry tomatoes.
