Time: 20 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 1

The Verde Maria (Green Maria) is a fun twist on the Bloody Mary. It's made with traditional Mexican ingredients: tomato juice is replaced with tomatillo puree. Moderately tart, with spicy and citrusy notes, this cocktail, like the Bloody Mary, is a great hangover cure.

Ingredients:

Cocktail

• 50 gr. tomatillo puree, see recipe below
• 45 ml of gin
• 30 ml cucumber juice
• 2 tsp fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon celery salt
• 1 teaspoon of prepared horseradish
• 1 teaspoon green hot sauce
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 0.5 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 stalk of celery, for serving

Tomatillo puree

• 12 tomatillos
• 60 ml of pickled cucumber brine
• 60 ml cucumber juice or water + more as needed
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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Preparation:

Step 1
• Combine tomatillo puree, gin, cucumber juice, lime juice, celery salt, horseradish, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper in a shaker. Add a large ice cube and shake vigorously. Pour into glasses with fresh ice, garnish with celery, and serve.
Step 2
• Tomatillo puree:
  Yield: 350g
  
  Preheat the oven to broil mode. Place the tomatillos on a baking sheet and place them under the broiler. Broil until the vegetables are blackened, about 5 minutes. Let cool.
Step 3
• In a blender, combine the tomatillos, brine, cucumber juice, cilantro, and salt and blend until smooth. Blend. Add more cucumber juice or water if the mixture is too thick.

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