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Hoisin sauce is a soybean-based thick sauce with a sweet and spicy flavor. Used in many Chinese dishes, it also includes garlic, chili peppers, and some form of sugar or honey.

Grape, Orange, and Carrot

3 cups green or red seedless grapes

1 orange

1 apple

¼ lime

2 orange slices for garnish (optional)

Serves 2

Prep time:

less than 10 minutes

Each serving:

239 calories

9 calories from fat

1 g fat

0 g saturated fat

3 g protein

63 g carbohydrates

1. Rinse grapes. Peel and quarter orange. Rinse apple and cut into sixths. Peel lime.

2. Push grapes, orange, apple, and lime through the juicer, and process until juiced. Stir well and pour juice into two glasses.

3. Serve immediately, garnished with orange slices if desired.

Variation: To pulp this recipe in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade, core apple, remove seeds from lime, and cut all ingredients into pieces no larger than 1 inch.

Juicy Jive

We use small amounts of tart citrus juices like lemon and lime in many recipes to boost the flavor of the other ingredients. You won’t taste the lime as much as you’ll have a sensation of a vivid taste.

Peach and Pear

3 peaches

3 pears

1 apple

¼ fennel bulb

2 peach slices for garnish (optional)

Serves 2

Prep time:

less than 10 minutes

Each serving:

249 calories

9 calories from fat

1 g fat

0 g saturated fat

3 g protein

65 g carbohydrates

1. Rinse peaches, discard stones, and cut into quarters. Rinse pears and cut into quarters. Rinse apple and cut into sixths. Rinse fennel, trim stem end, and cut into 2-inch cubes.

2. Push peaches, pears, apple, and fennel through the juicer, and process until juiced. Stir well and pour juice into two glasses.

3. Serve immediately, garnished with peach slices if desired.

Variation: To pulp this recipe in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade, core pears and apple and cut all ingredients into pieces no larger than 1 inch.

Wrong Spin!

While the seeds of some fruits, such as grapes or oranges, might be unpleasant to eat, peach pits can be toxic. Always be sure to discard the stone as well as the seed before juicing peaches.

Peach and Pomegranate

3 peaches

1 pomegranate

1 apple

1 TB. honey

½ cup crushed ice

2 peach slices for garnish (optional)

Serves 2

Prep time:

less than 10 minutes

Each serving:

180 calories

9 calories from fat

1 g fat

0 g saturated fat

2 g protein

46 g carbohydrates

1. Rinse peaches, discard stones, and cut into quarters. Break pomegranate apart, pull out red pulp, and discard rind. Rinse apple and cut into sixths.

2. Push peaches, pomegranate, and apple through the juicer, and process until juiced. Pour juice into a blender and add honey and ice. Blend for 30 seconds. Stir well and pour juice into two glasses.

3. Serve immediately, garnished with peach slices if desired.

Variation: To pulp this recipe in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade, cut all ingredients into pieces no larger than 1 inch. If using a blender or food processor, add honey and ice along with other ingredients, and strain mixture to remove pomegranate seeds.

Pulp Tidbits

The pomegranate is a fruit specifically mentioned in the Bible. One of the Songs of Solomon contains the line “Thou art fair, my love. Thy temples are like a piece of pomegranate within thy locks.” It’s also mentioned that King Solomon kept a grove of pomegranate trees.

Plum and Pear

6 plums

2 pears

12 prunes

Pinch of cinnamon

2 plum slices for garnish (optional)

Serves 2

Prep time:

less than 10 minutes

Each serving:

311 calories

9 calories from fat

1 g fat

0 g saturated fat

3 g protein

81 g carbohydrates

1. Rinse plums, discard stones, and cut in half. Rinse and quarter pears.

2. Push plums and pears through the juicer, and process until juiced. Pour juice into a blender and add prunes and pinch of cinnamon. Blend for 30 seconds, and pour juice into two glasses.

3. Serve immediately,