• Combine all the ingredients together in a blender and blitz for a minute to combine them. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve to remove as many air bubbles as possible.
• There are two techniques that can now be used to make the spheres - a frozen and a non-frozen.

Sodium Alginate Bath

• Blend 1 liter water in a blender then gradually sprinkle in the Sodium Alginate. Blend until the Alginate is well dissolved
• Let this solution settle in the fridge for two hours (it will appear clearer when settled).

For the frozen method

• Freeze the Bloody Mary liquid in small hemisphere moulds
• Now heat the Sodium Alginate bath (see Sodium Alginate Bath Recipe) to 50°C.
• Add the frozen hemispheres into the Alginate Bath a couple at a time, stirring carefully for one minute. Then remove and refresh in cold water.

Non-frozen

• Place small spoonful’s of the Bloody Mary mixture into an alginate bath (see Sodium Alginate Bath Recipe). Let the spheres react for approx 30 seconds then remove them with a slotted spoon and refresh in cold water. Garnish the sphere with fresh basil leaves and serve immediately.