Tolstoi Stoli Bloody Mary

Name: Tolstoi Stoli Bloody Mary
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients: 2 1/2 pounds ripe Tolstoi tomatoes or other red juicy tomatoes (about 8 medium), cored, seeded, chopped; 1/4 cup (packed) torn fresh basil leaves; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 teaspoon (scant) hot pepper sauce; 1/2 teaspoon fleur de sel or coarse kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 6 tablespoons vodka (preferably Stolichnaya); Finely chopped small celery leaves plus 6 small whole leaves for garnish

By Sal Marino of Il Grano Los AngelesPhotography by Tina Rupp

August 31, 2007

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