Pine Apple & Lime Juice

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Make a big batch of this and fill a jug with loads of mint and some slices of lime and offer it the kids instead of cordial.

Or skip the toast and enjoy this for breakfast.

 

YOU NEED

1 cup of fresh, chopped pineapple

1 very large granny smith apple, roughly chopped

1 juicy lime, skin removed

#optional fresh ginger to taste

1 handful of fresh mint

 

YOU DO

Put the pineapple, apple, lime & fresh ginger if you are using it through your juicer.

Half fill a tall glass with ice, add the mint and pour the mixed juices over the top.

 

Yields: 1 serve

Time: 5 minutes

Notes: Refrigerate your fruits until they are nicely chilled before you juice them.

Kiwi, Pear & Mint Frappe

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This was great for breakfast but would also be gorgeous on a hot summer’s day or served at a party (maybe with a splash of vodka).

Like most people I fall into the trap of eating the same things every day. These days though I make a concerted effort to use ingredients I either don’t like and/or never use. Kiwi fruit falls into both those categories so I grabbed half a dozen the other day at the grocer. Now after experimenting by adding them to some other much loved flavours, I have created a drink that I really enjoyed, will make for others and drink again.

The best bit about this though is it’s fat free and full of Vitamin C.

 

YOU NEED

4 kiwi fruit, peeled

1 large pear

I lime

10 cubes of ice

½ cup of fresh mint leaves, washed

# optional 1 tablespoon of pure maple syrup

 

YOU DO

Juice the kiwi, lime and pear in a juicer.

Place the juice, mint, ice cubes and maple syrup (if you are using maple syrup) in a blender and blend until all are combined and the ice has broken up.

ENJOY!

 

Serves: Serves 1- 2

Time: Takes about 10 minutes to make.

Freezing: Not suitable.

Note:  To add another dimension to this, make some ice cubes with coconut water and use those instead of plain ice cubes.

Dragonfruit, Nashi Pear & Ginger Juice

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I am pushing myself top regularly try new foods. Today it was dragon fruit. I was lucky enough to get a stunning ruby red dragon fruit. Such an exotic looking fruit, it tastes a little like a pear but its the colour that impresses me most. Absolutely beautiful.

 

YOU NEED

1 dragon fruit

1 nashi pear

1 apple

2 soaked dates

½ teaspoon ginger

 

YOU DO

Cut the dragon fruit in half lengthways and remove the peel.

Juice the dragon fruit, pear and the apple.

Blend the dates and ginger through the juice.

 

Servings: 1

Time: 5 minutes

Freezing: Not suitable for freezing

Notes: This is gorgeous with lime juice too. It gives the juice a lovely lift.

Orange Juice & Co

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Lately I have been eating a lot of the same coloured foods~ bread, cereal, bread!

I got up this morning and JUST NEEDED FRUIT and colour.

 

YOU NEED

1 small pear

1 small apple

1 cup of fresh pineapple

1 small orange, peel removed

1 lemon, peel removed

1 lime, peel removed

2 very large carrots, skin left on

1/4 teaspoon ginger (I would normally use fresh but only had minced this morning)

 

YOU DO

Roughly chop all the ingredients and throw through your juicer. Stir in the ginger if minced.

Enjoy.

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Servings: 1

Time: 10 minutes

Freezing: Haven’t tried freezing this one.

Summer in a Glass

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YOU NEED

the flesh of 1 mango

1 cup of fresh pineapple

1 large orange

1 fresh lime

1/4 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced

handful of ice

 

YOU DO

Juice all the fruit. Mix through the ginger.

Pour into a glass.

Add ice.

Sit in the shade on a hot day, listen to the birds and watch the butterflies!

 

Servings:  1

Time: 5 minutes

Freezing: Best to drink straight away