As those of you who read The West Cork People will know I am back on track with daily juicing at the moment and loving it. I don't really follow recipes as such, which sometimes backfires - I'm not sure this mornings concoction of cabbage, celery, kale, apple, pear, green beans, mange tout, green grapes and lime was all that popular with my long-suffering husband for example! Most mornings I use carrots, beetroot, apple and orange, or fennel, celery, apple, kale and parsley. I always try to make my juices primarily from vegetables (always organic of course - you don;t want concentrated chemicals in your juice if you can avoid it!!). A little fruit is nice but mainly I eat my fruit whole, as I'm trying not to get too much fructose (fruit sugar) and juiced fruit would contain a lot of fructose.
Here are a few recipes I have found enjoyable. Bear in mind that you can vary quantities depending on how many people you are juicing for. Each recipes makes about 1 large serving. Most vegetables and fruits I just wash, chop and juice. Obviously you peel all citrus fruits.
Carrot, spinach, beetroot and apples
3 Large carrots
1 medium beetroot
1 apple
4 handfuls of spinach
small piece of ginger
Apple, Beetroot, celery and carrot
4 large carrots
1 apple
2 celery stalks
1 beetroot
small piece of ginger
Cucumber, celery, apple and lime
1 large cucumber
2 stalks celery
1 apple
1 lime
Green Power Juice
4 large stalks kale
3 stalks celery
1 apple
1/2 cucumber
1/2 small bulb fennel
a handful of mangetout
A small handful of parsley
1 lime
Fruity Delights
When you need a treat juice a fresh pineapple - it's so delicious!
A favourite in Organico Cafe is this one:
Blend rather than juice:
1 small melon
1 punnet of strawberries
Handful of mint leaves
Enjoy!!
