Juicer recipes?

[Longhorn]

I got a juicer in the hopes of finally consuming my daily veggie and fruit requirements. Mr. Longhorn is at the store picking up some "starter" produce but I'd love to know if y'all have some favorite juicer recipes. I did a search and didn't find anything in this group.

I have a blender so if y'all have ideas on taking the juice and making a smoothie out of it, that's great too! :)

Thanks for your help! :hi:

[hippywife]

1. I don't have a juicer but

here are a couple of links with some simple instructions and recipes:

http://www.harvestessentials.com/juicsaucsoup.html

http://www.championjuicer.com/recipes1.htm

[Longhorn]

2. Thanks!

Both of those sites have some great recipes! I still need to learn more about how to make sure I get enough servings. :hi:

[Longhorn]

3. I just made some juice!

One apple, three carrots, and one stalk of celery. The recipe called for two apples but I forgot the second one until last and then decided to taste the juice and I liked it just the way it was, plus my glass was already full. It almost tasted like a smoothie in that it wasn't as watery as commercially-prepared juices.

I have a frig full of fruits and veggies right now so I'll be doing some experimenting but I was very excited about this first try. I got a Jack LaLanne Juicer at Target on the recommendation of my physical trainer (who said she had tried four or five others before this one and liked it the best.) You don't have to cup up the fruit or veggies unless they won't fit in the chute or have large pits in them so it only took about two minutes from frig to tummy. ;)

I froze the pulp in a plastic bag to add to soups, sauces, or meatloaf later. Maybe I have finally found the solution to my produce deficiency! :)

[Warpy]

4. Just make sure you freeze that pulp

Sweet pulp (apple, carrot, etc) can be added to breads and cakes in place of some of the liquid or even fat. Savory pulp can be added to savory loaves like lentil nut loaves. The pulp is where the fibre is and you're going to need that in your diet, too.

Funny, you can disguise some pretty nasty, bitter juices like celery and cabbage with sweets like apple and carrot. You can dye the whole business by throwing in some beet and fool yourself into thinking you're drinking some sort of berry smoothie.

My favorite juice of all time was a commercially prepared and frozen watermelon juice. I wish they still made it.

[Longhorn]

5. Yes, I froze it.

I haven't done any baking for awhile but I hope to add it to come up with some ideas for it. I understand I should use it within a month. I think the apple/carrot/celery pulp would be good in meatloaf. I need to pick up some ground turkey and give it a try!

I have in my frig apples, oranges, and grapes, as well as carrots, celery, spinach, broccoli, cucumber, and cabbage. I figured I'd start out with more common items and then start getting others that are in season. I can't believe my husband paid $3.99 a pound for grapes!!

On edit: I just had an idea for the mostly fruit pulp -- adding it to my oatmeal! What do you think?

[Warpy]

6. It will add bulk but not much flavor

Be prepared to use honey or sugar.

[hippywife]

7. I saw those grapes at the store yesterday, too.

And said no friggin' way! The bag would have cost over $8!! I can't wait until we can get our garden going and the farmer's market opens up again.

Glad your first foray into juicing was successful.

[Longhorn]

8. Unfortunately, he doesn't know enough about how much things should cost

to pass them up. I could have gone without the grapes at that price! I'm thinking we should eat them instead of juice them. :)

I'm determined to go to the farmer's market next Saturday and see what's in season around here.

[hippywife]

9. Yep, I agree with eating them

rather than juicing them. Our farmer's markets don't open again until spring. The small local natural and organic store doesn't have much in the way of produce right now. We're gonna have to learn to live without things like that anyway, so no time like the present, I guess.

[Longhorn]

10. I'm outside of Austin and I understand our Farmer's Market is open

year-round. Guess I'll find out!

I'm so new to fruits and vegetables that I've got a lot to learn. I'm also used to being able to buy whatever I want at the store, whether it's in season or not, but I want to get away from that and start buying locally-grown produce. So now I've got to learn what's available. :)

[Longhorn]

11. Today it was spinach/cucumber/celery juice.

It was the prettiest green I've ever seen and I was sure it would taste horrid but it was actually pretty good. Mostly I tasted the cucumber. I could have added an apple or some grapes but the glass was already full. I read that I should have spinach juice about twice a week.

The juicer is easy to take apart and rinse and I only have to rinse the produce since the juicer takes it whole (unless it's too big to fit in the chute or has large pits.) So far, this has been easy! :)

[Theres-a]

12. Carrot cake

Eat the cake,drink the juice.Yum!