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Serves 2

Prep time:

less than 10 minutes

Each serving:

196 calories

9 calories from fat

1 g fat

0 g saturated fat

3 g protein

50 g carbohydrates

1. Peel mango, discard seed, and cut into 2-inch pieces. Peel papaya, scrape out seeds, and cut into 2-inch pieces. Peel oranges and quarter. Peel lime.

2. Push mango, papaya, oranges, and lime through the juicer, and process until juiced. Pour juice into two glasses, and stir ½ cup tea into each glass.

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, remove seeds from oranges and lime and cut all ingredients into pieces no larger than 1 inch. If using a blender or food processor, add tea with other ingredients.

Wrong Spin!

The peppermint tea used in this recipe is an herbal tea made with dried peppermint leaves. Some packagers also have a peppermint-flavored black tea that is made with artificial peppermint flavoring. Be sure to buy the herbal tea.

Chamomile and Berries

1 pint strawberries

1 (6-oz.) container raspberries

1 apple

1 cup brewed chamomile tea, very chilled

2 strawberries for garnish (optional)

Serves 2

Prep time:

less than 10 minutes

Each serving:

131 calories

9 calories from fat

1 g fat

0 g saturated fat

2 g protein

32 g carbohydrates

1. Rinse strawberries and raspberries. Rinse apple and cut into sixths.

2. Push strawberries, raspberries, and apple through the juicer, and process until juiced. Pour the juice into two glasses, and stir ½ cup tea into each glass.

3. Serve immediately, garnished with strawberries if desired.

Variation: To pulp this recipe in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade, remove tops from strawberries, core apple, and cut all ingredients into pieces no larger than 1 inch. If using a blender or food processor, add tea with other ingredients.

Juicy Jive

If you want to freeze your berries and pulp this drink, then rinse them and remove the green tops of the strawberries before you freeze them.

Chapter 15

Juices with a Jolt

In This Chapter

• Juices to spike as cocktails

• Juices to blend with wines

• Juices to serve as “mock-tails”

Don’t banish your juicer when you’re entertaining. You won’t believe the difference it makes as you create fresh juices to use as mixers for cocktails. And I give you recipes for these in this chapter. For teenagers and those who choose not to drink alcohol, these recipes also give ways to make your drinks taste like the real thing and still be safe for all to consume.

In addition to cocktails, this chapter contains a number of recipes for wine punches made with fresh fruits. You can serve any of these as a punch for a large group.

Nonalcoholic Alternatives

You can achieve the same sense of sophistication of enjoying a cocktail without adding alcohol to your bloodstream. As vodka has virtually no taste, just don’t add it to any recipe. For rum, the other liquor specified in many of these recipes, a dash of rum extract adds a flavor that is similar.

With wines it’s even easier to omit the alcohol. Many options are available for nonalcoholic wines, some of which are produced by famous wineries and have a delicious flavor. They’re made from the same grape varietals used for the “hard stuff” and with a similar process as wine with one big difference—no alcohol is added for fermentation.

Another alternative is to use sparkling apple cider in place of nonalcoholic wine. Cider will add an additional layer of fruity taste to any recipe.

Bloody Mary

8 ripe tomatoes

1½4 red bell pepper

1 celery rib

¼ lemon

2 TB. Worcestershire sauce

1 TB. prepared horseradish

2 tsp. soy sauce

½ to 1 tsp. hot red pepper sauce

2 to 3 oz. vodka (optional)

Ice cubes

2 celery sprigs for garnish (optional)

Serves 2

Prep time:

less than 10 minutes

Each serving:

230 calories

18 calories from fat

2 g fat

0 g saturated fat

5 g protein

30 g carbohydrates