To all those green juice addicts out there you’ll understand my sentiments here. I am a green juice addict. But with all habit forming activities this one took a while to set in. I remember (not so long ago) coming home from work and pouring myself a a big fat gin and tonic (with 3 large ice cubes and a hefty slice of lemon). I’d sit down and watch the SBS or ABC news every night with my 'relaxant'. Far out I loved that little routine.
I thought about that tonight when I came inside from the routine afternoon dog walk. How things have changed. These days there is something about the greenness of these green juices, the thought of the goodness running through my veins that keeps me coming back for more (I promise if this addiction happened to me, it could happen to anyone!). This evening I marched straight to the fridge, pulled out bundles of chilled greens and commenced my 5.30pm (ish) green juicing routine.
So you can throw anything green in a green juice, you can also throw lemon in green juice (which I recommend if you are new to green juices, it softens the flavour). It just needs to be raw (obviously), pesticide free, ideally organic and fresh (it's all well and good to juice your veg because they're going soft in the chiller but let's be honest, soft veg is lacking in the nutrients department). Green juices are seriously one of the best things you can do for your health.
If you want to up the ante you can also supplement with a green powder. Here's an example of one, you can read the review here.
Right, let's hop to the recipe!
You'll need:
1/2 bunch english spinach
1 or 2 stalks silver beet and kale
1-2 stalks celery
Handful of parsley & mint (if you've got it)
1 lemon
1/2 cucumber
1 knob of ginger (to taste)
1 small piece of turmeric
1 clove garlic
Throw it all in the juicer and press play. Voila!
