Entertaining

Make this classic Caesar for your next cottage happy hour

Nothing says leisure like this hearty cottage Caesar garnished with grilled, bacon-wrapped jumbo shrimp.

 

Classic Caesar

Christine Sismondo
Experimenting with Caesar flavours and fixings is the ultimate sign we’re on “cottage time.” Go ahead, reward yourself for completing those opening duties.
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Course cocktails, happy hour
Cuisine Canadian
Servings 1

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ oz vodka (or gin or tequila)
  • ½ tsp horseradish
  • 8 oz Caesar mix (or tomato clam cocktail)
  • Worcestershire sauce to taste
  • Tabasco to taste
  • fresh ground pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp celery salt or Tajin (for the rim)
  • 3 grilled, bacon-wrapped jumbo shrimp optional
  • assorted pickles and olives for garnish optional

Instructions
 

  • Wrap jumbo shrimp in bacon and grill until bacon is crispy and shrimp is cooked through.
  • Rim a 16-ounce glass with celery salt or Tajin and fill with ice.
  • Add your chosen spirit, horseradish, and fill with Caesar mix or tomato clam cocktail.
  • Season with Worcestershire, Tabasco, and fresh ground pepper.
  • Garnish with a skewer loaded with the bacon-wrapped jumbo shrimp, and pickles and olives, if desired.
Keyword alcoholic drinks, caesar
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This recipe originally appeared in the March/April ’24 issue of Cottage Life.

 

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