Cocktail and a snack. Photo courtesy In A
Pickle.

Instead of spearing one or two olives or cocktail onions, turn the skewer into a small bite.

For Bloody Marys, Martinis and other savory cocktails, you can use:

• Pear (a.k.a. grape) tomatoes
• Pickle chips, gherkins or sliced spears
• Other pickled vegetables—carrots, cauliflower florets, sliced dilly beans (see our favorite pickled vegetables from Rick’s Picks and Tillen Farms)
• Red or yellow bell pepper squares
• Other favorite veggies: baby corn, pickled jalapeño, pickled okra (try Rick’s Picks fab Smokra, smoky pickled okra), water chestnuts
• Cubes of cheese (or Mozzarella perlini), ham or turkey or a small shrimp

Find Bloody Mary recipes and other drinks in our Cocktails Section.