DILLED DEVILED EGGS AND SPICE-AND-SALT BLOODY MARY

Dilled Deviled Eggs and Spice-and-Salt Bloody Mary image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Yield Makes 16 eggs and 4 cocktails

Number Of Ingredients 16

8 hard-cooked eggs
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
2 1/2 cups tomato juice
1 ounce cornichon brine
4 finely minced pepperoncini
2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce (such as Tabasco)
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Ice
6 ounces vodka, divided
Cornichon, pepperoncini, lemon wedge, and celery stalk for garnish

Steps:

Deviled eggs: Peel eggs and halve lengthwise. Remove yolks, leaving whites intact, and add to a small bowl. Mix in mayonnaise, mustard, lemon zest, dill, and salt. Mash with a fork until smooth. Pipe or spoon yolk mixture into whites. Sprinkle with additional dill just before serving.
Bloody Mary: Fill a pitcher with tomato juice. Stir in cornichon brine, minced pepperoncini, horseradish, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and pepper. Fill 4 glasses with ice, add 1 1/2 ounces vodka to each, and top with tomato juice mixture. Garnish with cornichon, pepperoncini, lemon wedge, and celery stalk.