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Tangerine, Apple, and Pomegranate

4 tangerines

2 apples

1 pomegranate

1 cucumber

2 tangerine segments 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

61 g carbohydrates

1. Peel tangerines and cut into quarters. Rinse apples and cut into sixths. Break pomegranate apart, pull out red pulp, and discard rind. Rinse cucumber and cut into 2-inch lengths.

2. Push tangerines, apples, pomegranate, and cucumber through the juicer, and process until juiced. Stir well and pour juice into two glasses.

3. Serve immediately, garnished with tangerine segments if desired.

Variation: To pulp this recipe in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade, remove seeds from tangerines if necessary, core apples, and cut all ingredients into pieces no larger than 1 inch. Drain mixture to remove pomegranate seeds.

Juicy Jive

While tangerines have a distinctive flavor, you can always substitute oranges for them in any juicing recipe. For every four tangerines use three oranges.

Minted Pineapple and Papaya

½ large papaya or 2 small papayas

¼ pineapple

1 cup green grapes

1 sprig mint

¼ lime

2 mint sprigs for garnish (optional)

Serves 2

Prep time:

less than 10 minutes

Each serving:

205 calories

9 calories from fat

1 g fat

0 g saturated fat

3 g protein

53 g carbohydrates

1. Peel papaya, discard seeds, and cut into 2-inch cubes. Cut pineapple off rind and into 2-inch cubes. Rinse grapes and mint. Peel lime.

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

3. Serve immediately, garnished with mint sprigs if desired.

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

Juicy Jive

Two very distinct species of papaya are available in American supermarkets today. They both taste delicious, but their size is markedly different. Small papayas are the same size as a mango, while the large ones are about a foot long. That’s why recipes in this book give two measurements for papaya.

Pineapple, Kiwi, and Strawberry

¼ pineapple

1 pint strawberries

3 kiwi

2 celery ribs

2 pineapple spears for garnish (optional)

Serves 2

Prep time:

less than 10 minutes

Each serving:

170 calories

9 calories from fat

1 g fat

0 g saturated fat

3 g protein

42 g carbohydrates

1. Cut pineapple off rind and into 2-inch cubes. Rinse strawberries and kiwi. Rinse celery and cut into 2-inch lengths.

2. Push pineapple, strawberries, kiwi, and celery through the juicer, and process until juiced. Stir well and pour juice into two glasses.

3. Serve immediately, garnished with pineapple spears if desired.

Variation: To pulp this recipe in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade, cut tops off strawberries, peel kiwis, and cut all ingredients into pieces no larger than 1 inch.

Wrong Spin!

Don’t use a juice containing pineapple if you want to turn the juice into a gelatin dessert. Pineapple contains an enzyme, bromelian, that makes gelatin impossible to thicken.

Mango, Orange, and Banana

2 mangoes

2 oranges

¼ lime

2 bananas

2 mango spears for garnish (optional)

Serves 2

Prep time:

less than 10 minutes

Each serving:

312 calories

9 calories from fat

1 g fat

0 g saturated fat

4 g protein

81 g carbohydrates

1. Peel mangoes, discard stones, and cut fruit into 2-inch cubes. Peel oranges and cut into quarters. Peel lime. Peel and slice bananas.

2. Push mangoes, oranges, and lime through the juicer, and process until juiced. Pour juice into a blender and add bananas. Blend for 30 seconds, and pour juice into two glasses.

3. Serve immediately, garnished with mango spears if desired.

Variation: To pulp this recipe in a blender or food processor fitted