Garden Cocktail

Ingredients

• 1  basil sprig fresh
• 1.3 cups celery with leaves chopped
• 1 ribs garnishes: cucumber spears fresh
• 1 tablespoon flat-leaf parsley fresh finely chopped
• 1 serving cocktail 
• 0.3 cup hendrick's gin 
• 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt 
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt 
• 1  lime wedges 
• 0.3 cup onion chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper freshly ground
• 0.5 medium tomatoes seeded chopped
• 1 serving garden tomato juice 
• 3 pounds tomatoes red yellow very ripe coarsely chopped

Equipment

• sauce pan
• sieve
• blender

Directions

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.
2. Pour through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a container, discarding solids. Cover and chill 2 hours.
3. 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.
4. Sprinkle with ground pepper.