Berry Greens

We a few strawberries and a carton of blackberries left over from our recent experiments with the Vodka Zinger.  (Update: try blood oranges!)  I thought I'd see what it tasted like adding them to our daily green juice.  The smell was unbelievable when the strawberries went through the juicer!

I swapped out an apple for the berries and matched that with a cucumber, four stalks of celery, a handful of spinach, and two cups of kale.  Serves 2.

my first juice

Having a small apartment in NYC there are not many things that I can think of to ask for during Christmastime that we have room for.  But this year I had my heart set on a juicer and thank you Mom and Dad for my our new juicer!  Our Breville Compact Juice Fountain is the perfect juicer for a small apartment.  Compact but powerful and easy to clean, I love it!  This is the first juice I made, and it's also a great introductory juice for anyone looking to take their first try into green juices.d 

TIP:  Apples are a sweet base for a great tasting green juice.  Start with sweet red varieties like honeycrisp or gala when first trying out greeen juice to up the sweet factor.  Experiment with what you like.   I usually use two granny smith apples now because I like the tartness!

Veggie Juice 101

Serves 2

• 2 apples
• 3 celery stalks
• 1/2 a cucumber
• 3 carrots
• 2-2 1/2 cups packed kale (I used lacinto here)