Tournament Greens Bloody Mary
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Beverages
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 1
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      tablespoons   nuoc nam
   1      clove         garlic -- minced
     1/4  teaspoon      red chile flakes
   1      shot          vodka
   3      sprigs        creasy greens -- slivered
   1      stalk         celery
   2      tablespoons   Worcestershire sauce
                        V-8 vegetable juice, or tomato juice
   1                    quartered lime
 

Preparation:

I call this "Tournament Greens Bloody Mary" because the creasy greens start to grow big enough to harvest right around the time of the ACC and NCAA basketball tournaments. First, combine the nuoc nam, garlic, and chile flakes to make nuoc cham (a Vietnamese dipping sauce). Take creasy greens, place in food processor, and finely sliver. Put shot of vodka into a chilled glass, add nuoc cham, slivered greens, Worcestershire sauce, and V-8 or tomato juice. Squeeze quartered lime slightly into the glass, then place firmly on edge of glass. If you don't have creasy greens (barbarea verna), substitute watercress