Garden Cocktail

• Garden Tomato Juice
• 3 pounds very ripe red or yellow tomatoes, coarsely chopped
• 1 1/4 cups chopped celery with leaves
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• Cocktail
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 lime wedge
• 1/2 medium tomato, seeded and chopped
• 1 fresh basil sprig
• 1/4 cup gin
• Garnishes: cucumber spears, celery ribs, fresh basil sprigs, lime wedges

1. Prepare Tomato Juice: Bring tomatoes and next 4 ingredients to a simmer in a large nonaluminum saucepan over medium heat; simmer 25 minutes or until mixture is soft. Cool 30 minutes. Process, in 2 batches, in a blender until smooth. Pour through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a container, discarding solids. Cover and chill 2 hours.
2. Prepare Cocktail: Combine kosher salt and parsley. Rub rim of a glass with lime wedge; dip rim in salt mixture to coat. Muddle tomato and basil sprig against sides of glass to release flavors. Fill glass with ice. Stir in gin and 1/2 cup Garden Tomato Juice. Sprinkle with ground pepper.
3. Total time includes the tomato juice

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/garden-cocktail (may not work)