Bloody Mary Salad Bar

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Several weeks ago I hosted a MANstagram Cooking  Class at my home for 6 of my favorite Male foodie friends from Instagram.   Since the class was to be held on a Saturday afternoon, Bloody Mary’s were a must!  The theme of the class was Meat & Potatoes so a salad component was a must. It was then that I decided to have a Bloody Mary Salad Bar! What better way to get your veggies in then drinking them in a cocktail!

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Setting up the Bloody Mary Salad Bar was easy.

First you need to find yourself a good Bloody Mary Mix. I recently discovered Uncle Dougie’s Brand Bloody Mary Mix and their Hail Yeah Caesar Mix was a perfect match for my bar.

The next thing I needed to do was to choose different veggies that would go well in a Bloody Mary. I decided on Romaine Lettuce, Celery, Tomato, and Green Onions. Other options could include Red Peppers, Pickled Cauliflower, Cucumber, Lemons or Avocado!

I added in some other fun accents like the variety of Olives pictured above and of course Vodka from Binny’s Beverage . Smoked Gouda Cheese made another great option for my guests. I mean who doesn’t love cheese?!

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I also thought a different and tasty option would be to add some fresh herbs into the mix. I decided on Chives, Rosemary and Thyme. Since this was a cooking class I thought using these Solo Write On! Cups™ were a great way to display and label the herbs.  We ended up using these herbs for cooking as well.

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My guests ended up having so much fun creating their “Salad Bar” Bloody’s and having a cocktail always helps make the cooking process much more enjoyable!

Of course I always use Solo Cups at my parties because it’s not a Solobration without a solid drink in a Solo Cup. Plus with these guys cooking I was going to have enough dishes to do and being able to rinse these and recycle them made clean up a little bit easier for me.

After the guys enjoyed their welcome cocktails they got down to business and prepared what ended up being a lovely meal! Take a look at them working hard at their recipes!

The guys ended up preparing a delicious three course meal. We started with Bacon Wrapped Smokies, enjoyed a delicious salad, and an incredible main course of Braciole and Mini Potato Dumplings. The food was all beautiful and delicious!

This was definitely one of my most favorite events ever. I see more Manstagram cooking classes in the future!  To shop the Solo Cup ™ Products  I used at the event, I created an idea list on my Tipsy Housewife Amazon page, you can shop it HERE!

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**This post was sponsored by Solo Cup and includes affiliate link, however all opinions are my own!