A New Twist on the Bloody Mary

A rich, thick, meaty and spicy Bloody Mary is my go-to drink as I sit for my Sunday morning football viewing pleasure.  And when adding Johnsonville sausage, cheese, cherry tomatoes, avocados and olives to the garnish stick, it can double as breakfast as well, right?

Quacking Mallards Bloody Mary Servings: 4 cocktails Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 7 minutes Ingredients ·         ¾ cup Vodka ·         3 cups standard Bloody Mary mix ·         2 oz balsamic vinegar ·         1 dash celery bitters ·         ground pepper ·         ground cardamom ·         1 JOHNSONVILLE Smoked Beef Brat ·         fennel ·         green sport pepper Directions 1.    In a shaker or pitcher, mix vodka, Bloody Mary mix or tomato juice, 2.    Pour into 4 glasses with ice. 3.    Cut smoked beef brat into pieces. 4.    For the garnish, assemble each of the four skewers with smoked beef brat, fennel and green sport peppers. Place skewer into cocktail. California Dreamin’ Bloody Mary Servings: 4 cocktails Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 7 minutes Ingredients ·         1 cup vodka ·         3 cups standard Bloody Mary mix ·         1 oz lemon juice ·         2 oz cucumber water (muddle pieces of cucumber with water and strain) ·         1 dash chili powder ·         1 dash ground black pepper ·         1 pinch crushed fennel seeds ·         1 JOHNSONVILLE Bedder with Cheddar Smoked Sausage ·         Monterey Jack cheese, cubed ·         Cherry tomatoes  ·         Avocado cut into 1 inch chunks ·         4 skewers Directions 5.    In a shaker or pitcher, mix vodka, Bloody Mary mix or tomato juice, 6.    Pour into 4 glasses with ice. 7.    Cut Johnsonville Beddar with Cheddar Smoked Sausage into pieces and cut avocado into pieces. 8.    For the garnish, assemble each of the four skewers with smoked sausage cherry tomatoes, avocado, Monterey Jack cubes and avocado chunks. Recipes and Photos courtesy Johnsonville Sausage