Juice Recipes

[Dreamscaper]

Hey everyone, I noticed that raw foods recipes are dime a dozen on the net, but juice recipes, especially juice feasting recipes are pretty rare. So I thought it would help of we started a thread of combos/recipes to use for the feast.

My favorite so far is Celery/Spinach/Parsley/Cucumber/Pear. This combo is particularly cleansing and helps if your GIT is a little backed up since pear juice is a mild laxative. It's also delish! The spinach and one whole cucumber make up the bulk in my mix, and one pear is enough to add a nice sweet flavor. Then 3 sticks of organic celery (I use leaves, bases and all) and 4 sprigs of parsley for the rest.

Post up everyone. Cheers!

[dealivinglotusflower]

Oh my this sounds amazing! I can get everything but flax oil here, I will be making this thanks! :) Dea xo

[Prudence]

I had one this morning I have to share:

3 young coconuts - water and flesh
1 pound spinach
3 apples

My best yet on the feast. My hubby had a taste, and it might actually convince him to juice feast one of these days! Makes 2 quarts (more if you don't spill half the juice out of one of the coconuts, like I did! ;-))

[Jen]

I was under the impresion that the flesh of the coconut wasn't suppose to be juiced and just the water was to be drank... hmmm... any thoughts?

[Prudence]

Ooo, I didn't know this. Darn! I hate wasting all that good flesh! No one else around here will eat it...

Thanks, Jen, for the heads-up. I'm glad you let me know. I'm curious why, though. Have you heard?

[Penni]

I also remember reading something from David Rainoshek somewhere that we aren't to use the flesh while on a serious juice feast. I'll see if I can figure out where I read that and get details. I remember reading that one should scoop out the meat and freeze it for when we're done feasting to use in smoothies.I am not sure we are suppose to juice corn either....but it sure was good!

[Prudence]

Thanks, Penni. At least the flesh won't go to waste, then.

Again, thanks to both you and Jen for the information. I don't want to compromise my feast, or anyone else's!

[Jen]

Raw food Real world is a great recipe book and they also recomend freezing your coconut meat for raw recipes later. I've got a lot of recipes I'm eagerly anticipating making for after my feast with my stored frozen coconut meat.

[Prudence]

Oh, good. I have that book, so I'll look it up. Yum!

[Jen]

I think I heard them mention you weren't suppose to eat the meat on one of thier daily blogs. I don't remember which one seeing that I've been trying to listen to all of them and they are min 30 minutes long and packed with information daily. They did say that you can freeze the meat and eat it after your feast.
I don't think corn in general is that "great" to eat seeing that corn is really hybridized and modified. Check out Day 25 of the juce feasting website on Authentic foods for much more detailed interesting information on corn and it might answer some of your questions after watching some of the videos.

[Jen]

I "love" the taste of corn, I agree but a couple good books that might change your perception are:
"Seeds of Deception" by Jeremy Smith
http://www.seedsofdeception.com/Public/Home/index.cfm

"Against the Grain: Biotechnology and the Corporate Takeover of Your Food" by Marc Lappe, Britt Bailey

[Papajoe]

It depends on the coconut. Some have a real soft flesh if they are real fresh. The older they are the harder and thicker the flesh and you would get more oil then water.

[Penni]

I just publish these for Cinco De Mayo on my blog yesterday...

Tomatillo Salsa Verde - Juiced
1 lb. tomatillos, husked
water of one thai coconut
1 jalapeño (serrano chiles work well too)
a few stalks of celery
1 small sweet onion
2 cloves garlic
1/2 bunch fresh cilantro
juice of 1-2 limes
1 tbsp. cold pressed olive, hemp, flax or macadamia nut oil
(Add a couple of tbsp of raw honey if you'd like it sweeter)

Push all ingredients through your juicer, except the coconut water, oil and honey. Combine all ingredients into your VitaMix and blend 30 seconds, or until creamy.

Nectar of the Mexican Goddesses
3-4 ears of corn, kernels cut from the ear
4 stalks of celery
1 red bell pepper
1 small yellow onion
1/4 bunch fresh cilantro
juice of 1-2 limes
1 jalapeño
dash of ground cayenne pepper
a sprinkling of mace or nutmeg
Celtic sea salt to taste

Juice all ingredients and add seasonings. Mix well and enjoy!