Bloody Mary Charcuterie Board
With everything you need to make the most epic brunch cocktail ever, this Bloody Mary Charcuterie Board is a show-stopping recipe!
Ingredients
- 12 cocktail onions
- 6 marinated artichokes, drained
- 12 pickled sweet peppers, Peppadews, drained
- 12 stuffed olives, pimento, garlic, blue cheese, etc:, drained
- 6 carrot sticks
- 6 pepperoncinis, whole and drained
- 6 celery stalks with leaves, remove the bottoms
- 12 cubes assorted cheese, 6 Sharp cheddar and 6 Pepper jack, cubed
- 12 cherry tomatoes
- Assorted crackers
- 12 slices salami
- 6 large pieces Honey Pepper Bacon, big, thick and left whole
- Hot sauce: Set out one of these, Frank’s, cayenne, or Tabasco sauce
- Horseradish: buy prepared horseradish in a jar or a tube.
Make the Bloody Mary:
- 1 lime, cut into 6 wedges
- 1 lemon, cut into 6 wedges
- 36 oz. chilled Bloody Mary mix, homemade version here
- 12 oz. chilled vodka
- ICE
- 6 wooden skewers
- 6 glasses
Seasonings:
- Chili flakes
- Everything But the Bagel Seasoning
- Coarse sea salt
Instructions
- On a small plate arrange the cocktail onions, artichokes, pickled sweet peppers (peppadews), and olives (all drained).Set the plate in the center of the board.
- Next to it lay down the thick cooked bacon slices.
- On the same board, arrange celery stalks, cheese cubes, cherry tomatoes, carrots, whole pepperoncinis, crackers, and salami slices. Nestle lime and lemon wedges into any gaps on the board.
- Add the hot sauce (one small bottle) on the board or leave the hot sauce on the side.
- Set the seasonings off to the side.
- To prepare each drink: In a glass, add ice. Pour 2 ounces of vodka over the ice and stir to cool the vodka. Pour about 6 ounces of the bloody mary mix over the ice and garnish with a lemon or lime wedge and a celery stick. Top with your favorite seasonings.
OPTION TO MAKE IN A PITCHER:
- Add Bloody Mary mix to a pitcher. Add vodka to a separate carafe or small pitcher. Place ice in a bowl.
- Set drink ingredients next to the board with all of the toppings, along with wooden skewers and glasses so that guests can make their own Bloody Mary and garnish as they choose.
- Enjoy a Bloody Mary drink along with some charcuterie bites.