Mary on the Beach

Ingredients:

• 1 (28 oz.) can whole peeled tomatoes, with juices
• 1 cup chilled water
• 1/3 cup freh lemon juice
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp hot pepper sauce
• 1/4 tsp celery seeds
• 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• Ice cubes
• 4 celery stalks with leaves
• 4 lime wedges

Makes 4 (1-cup) Servings

1. In a blender, puree the tomatoes and their juices until smooth. Strain puree into a large pitcher, pushing liquid through the strainer with a rubber spatula; discard the seeds. Add water, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce. celery seeds and pepper to pitcher; stir to combine.
2. Fill 4 (10 oz.) glasses with ice. Pour tomato mixture over ice, add a celery stalk and lime wedge to each glass and serve.

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Note: This recipe appears in the South Beach Diet Taste of Summer Cookbook. This is a deliciously healthy alternative to a Bloody Mary and a great way to kickstart your weight loss. This drink can be made in about 10 minute. But if you're in a hurry, you can substitute 3 cups  low-sodium tomato juice. Or if you're a gardener or just came back from the local farmer's market, you can use the ripest tomatoes whirled in a juicer for the freshest tomato juice. The Worcestershire sauce, the hot pepper sauce and freshly ground black pepper give this drink a real kick.