Foreign Cinema’s Persian Bloody Mary

• 5 c tomato juice (Knudsen Organic Tomato Juice is a good choice)
• 6 T lime juice
• 4 T lemon juice
• 2 T sherry vinegar
• 2 T Madras curry powder (Madras curry is spicy; go light if you’re adverse to spice)
• 1 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp Diamond kosher salt
• 1 tsp black pepper (go light if you’re adverse to spice)
• 1 1/2 tsp sumac and 1 1/2 tsp Diamond kosher salt mixed together to salt the rims of the glasses
• 6 oz vodka
• 4 lime wedges for garnish

In a pitcher, stir together the tomato, lime, and lemon juices with the vinegar, curry powder, turmeric, sea salt, and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use, up to a day ahead.

To serve, stir the vodka into the juice mixture. Moisten the rims of 8-ounce tall glasses by running lime or lemon juice around the rims (using your juiced lemon or lime halves works great here), then dip the rims into the sumac-salt mixture. Fill the glasses with ice cubes. Pour the vodka mixture into the glasses and garnish each with a lime wedge. Serve.