Recipes
THE RIGHT TECHNIQUE
When juicing a variety of ingredients with
varying textures, start with the softer textured
ingredients on low-speed then change to high-
speed for harder texture ingredients.
If you are juicing herbs, sprouts or leafy green
vegetables either wrap them together to form
a bundle or juice them in the middle of a
combination of ingredients on low-speed to
obtain the best extraction.
All fruit and vegetables produce different
amounts of liquids. This varies within the same
group i.e. one batch of tomatoes can produce
more juice than another batch. Since juice
recipes are not exact, the precise quantities of
any juice are not crucial to the success of a
particular mixture.
GETTING THE RIGHT BLEND
It is easy to create great tasting juice. If you
have been making your own vegetable and fruit
juices, then you know how simple it is to invent
new combinations. Taste, color, texture and
ingredient preferences are a personal thing.
Just think of some of your favorite flavors and
foods – would they work well together or
would they clash? Some strong flavors could
overpower the more subtle flavors of others.
It is however, a good rule of thumb to combine
starchy, pulpy ingredients with those high in
moisture.
USING THE PULP
The remaining pulp left after juicing fruit or
vegetables is mostly fiber and cellulose which,
like the juice, contains vital nutrients necessary
for the daily diet and can be used in many
ways. However, like the juice, pulp should be
used that day to avoid loss of vitamins.
Some of the uses of pulp are to bulk out
rissoles, thicken casseroles or soups or in the
case of fruit, simply placed in a bowl topped
with meringue and baked for a simple dessert.
Quite apart from the consumption use, pulp is
great used in the garden for compost.
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TIPS ON JUICING
NOTE! To extract the maximum amount
of juice always push the Food
Pusher down slowly.
NOTE! If juicing herbs or leafy green
vegetables on their own, the
juice yield will be low due to
the nature of centrifugal juicing.
It is advised to juice them with
a combination of other fruit
and vegetables.
NOTE! When using the pulp, there may
be some pieces of fruit or
vegetables remaining. These
should be removed before using
the pulp in any recipes.
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