A Caesar on a table with a glass of lemonade next to it
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Ultimate Caesar

Donna Dooher's 'Bungalow Island' Caesar has the right balance of tomato-y brightness and piquant flavours.

Brunch isn’t brunch without a round of Caesars for everyone.

A red caesar on a marble surface with a dark green background.

Bungalow Island Caesar

An easy and delicious Caesar recipe by Donna Dooher and Andrea Stewart.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp kosher salt approx
  • 1 lemon wedge
  • ice
  • ¾ cup Clamato juice
  • 1 ½ oz vodka
  • 10 drops Tabasco
  • ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • ¼ tsp toasted celery seeds
  • ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp freshly grated horseradish

To Garnish

  • celery stalk
  • carrot stalk

Instructions
 

  • Place salt on a small plate and gently shake to evenly level. Rub rim of highball glass with lemon wedge; dip rim in salt to coat.
  • Fill a cocktail shaker with ice; add Clamato, vodka, Tabasco and Worcestershire. Shake hard. Using a small, fine-mesh strainer, strain into prepared glass. Stir in celery seeds, pepper and horseradish. Garnish with celery or carrot stalk.

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