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Grapefruit, Carrot & Ginger Juice

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Grapefruit, ginger and carrotI quite like grapefruit. Sure, it’s a lot more bitter than orange, but the bitter taste sort of adds to its attraction.

Yesterday I picked up a few grapefruit specifically for juicing, but I wanted to add something else to them.

So carrot and ginger seemed like a reasonably good idea.

The end result was excellent 🙂 Very tasty!

Grapefruit, carrot & ginger juice

Here’s the recipe – which is, of course, incredibly simple.

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Grapefruit, Carrot & Ginger Juice

A vibrant juice
Course Juice
Keyword carrot, fruit, grapefruit, juice, juicing
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 7 minutes
Servings 1

Ingredients

  • 2 grapefruit
  • 2 medium carrots
  • slice of fresh ginger

Instructions

  1. Peel the grapefruit
  2. Clean and chop the carrots
  3. Slice up the ginger
  4. Juice everything alternating ingredients

 

 

Beetroot, Carrot, Apple and Ginger Juice

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Harvesting beetroot by amortize on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99317668@N00/2647422770)

Beetroot is a fantastic vegetable, though you usually find it already cooked or pickled. Making juice from beetroot was a whole new adventure in juice for me, so finding the right combination of juices was key.

I ended up adapting this recipe to suit me ie. smaller quantity and different proportions.

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Beetroot, Carrot, Apple and Ginger Juice

A strong and tasty juice that will give you a nice kick to start the day
Course Juice
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1
Calories 280 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 beetroot raw / uncooked
  • 2 - 3 apples medium to big
  • 2 medium carrots
  • 1/2 lemon
  • 2 slices of raw ginger root

Instructions

  1. Top and tail the carrot and beetroot
  2. Slice up all the fruit and vegetables so that they'll fit through your juicer
  3. Fill the juicer with the fruit and vegetables alternating them so that they are mixed
  4. Juice
  5. Drink and enjoy!

 

The end result is quite tasty, though it retains the deep dark red colour from the beetroot.

 

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Fresh Juice: Carrot, Celery and Apple Juice

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Juicer with debris from juicingApple and carrot juice is very tasty, but a lot of people use celery as well.

So yesterday evening, on the way home from work, I grabbed some more apples as well as some celery in a local shop.

This morning’s juice had an extra “bite” from the celery, but was still incredibly tasty. I’m not sure if this is the “winner” in terms of taste and combination of ingredients, but it’s very nice.

Juicer with debris from juicing
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Fresh Juice: Carrot, Celery and Apple Juice

A refreshing juice
Course Juice
Cuisine International
Keyword juice, juicing
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 4 minutes
Servings 1
Calories 340 kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 apples
  • 4 carrots
  • 3 stalks of celery

Instructions

  1. Wash and clean the fruit and vegetables

  2. Core and slice the apples.
  3. Chop, cut or slice the fruit and vegetables into chunks that are small enough to fit into the juicer
  4. Juice the ingredients
  5. Enjoy a freshly made juice!

Recipe Notes

Adding a bit of fresh ginger can add a bit of kick

 

Apple and Carrot Juice

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This morning’s freshly made juice – made with my own “fair” hands – was a mixture of apple and carrot juice.

I didn’t have that many apples, but apples are much juicier than carrots, so it didn’t really matter.

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Apple and Carrot Juice

A very refreshing juice for breakfast
Course Breakfast, Juice
Cuisine International
Keyword apple, carrots, fruit, juice
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 3 minutes
Servings 1
Calories 150 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 apples
  • 4 carrots

Instructions

  1. Core the apples and slice them up.
  2. Clean and slice the carrots
  3. Juice the fruit in a juicer
  4. Enjoy

Recipe Notes

For extra kick add a slice or two of fresh ginger

 

Carrot Juice At Breakfast

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English: Glass of juice and carrots Français :...

English: Glass of juice and carrots Français : Verre de jus et carottes (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I bought a juicer machine about a year ago. A friend had been singing the praises of “juicing” and how it was beneficial for health and weight loss.

Of course, like so many things, I liked the concept more than the reality and the machine has been sitting in a corner in its original box for the last year.

A couple of days ago, however, I was having breakfast in a Dublin hotel. One of the options on offer was freshly made carrot juice. They had a juicer and piles of chopped carrots sitting beside it with basic instructions on how to make your own.

That got me thinking. I like carrots – I like grating some carrot into sauces to add flavour and carrot juice is delicious. Why couldn’t I make my own?

So this weekend instead of buying one bag of carrots from the local supermarket I bought three.

I unboxed the machine this morning, rinsed the bits that needed a cleaning before use and set about making my own fresh carrot juice.

It wasn’t hard – it was actually incredibly easy!

4 or 5 carrots yielded a good sized glass or so of fresh carrot juice and it was absolutely delicious!

So what are the benefits of fresh carrot juice?

According to Wikipedia:

Carrot juice has a particularly high content of β-carotene, a source of vitamin A, but it is also high in B complex vitamins like folate, and many minerals including calcium, copper, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, and iron. A pound (454 g) of carrots will yield about a cup of juice, which is a low yield compared to fruits like apples and oranges. However, carrot pulp is very tough; the main difficulty in juicing carrots is in separating the pulp from the juice.

So it’s absolutely packed with nutrients!

Whether I’ll have “plain” carrot juice or start experimenting with combinations remains to be seen, but I love fresh juices, so my juicer might start getting some use from now on .. at least that’s the plan!