Tomato Herb Tonic - Weekend Recipe

If you like V-8 or Bloody Mary you will love this herbal tonic.  It tastes a lot like a Bloody Mary but without the vodka, of course if you add some for an afternoon relaxer, who can say it is a bad thing?

Icy Tomato-Herb Tonic

Serve 4

4 cups tomato juice

¼ cup minced fresh parsley

¼ cup minced fresh lovage (substitute minced celery leaves if you have no lovage)

fresh ground black pepper to taste

1 Tbls. soy sauce or to taste

celery sticks for garnish

Mix tomato juice with minced herbs, black pepper and soy sauce in a large pitcher.  Chill for several hours.  Garnish serving with a celery stick.