We’re halfway through Spring and at last the sun is showing and life is growing. Therefore, it’s a great time to get out an explore the seasonable ingredients that can be found in this fresh and bright time of year. As you may expect Spring is a great time for leafy greens, which all serve as a great source of nutrients for your body. However, they aren’t the only ingredients about and you should also keep an eye out for carrots, apples and celery amongst a host of other easily accessed fruit and vegetables.
To help you enjoy your juicing as some hot weather approaches, we’ve put 3 tasty juice recipes together to make use of some of our favourite spring ingredients. Each has a unique but delicious flavour and they all offer a range of nutritious perks that your body will love.
Spicy Carrot Juice
Carrots are a great source of carotenoids, which provide an antioxidant service to the body. The consumption of these antioxidants helps to reduce the risks of catching an illness and helps to bolster the immune system, keeping it healthy and strong.
Ingredients:
- 3 Carrots
- 3 Oranges
- 1 Inch of Ginger
- 2 Celery Stalks
- 1 tbsp. of Ground Paprika
Zingy and zesty, this very bright juice has great flavour and is definitely one to be enjoyed. If you want, you can add some other ingredients to the mix to add to the nutritional value of the juice. However, be sure not to stray too far away as the original flavour of the juice is worth maintaining.
Spring Green Juice
Ingredients:
- 1 Handful of Kale
- 1 Handful of Spinach
- 1 Carrot
- 2 Apples
- ¼ Handful of Mint Leaves
- 1 Cucumber
- 1 Celery Stalk
This recipe has an incredibly fresh kick and it truly tastes of Spring. If leafy greens aren’t to your tastes it is probably wise to add more carrot and apple, but the nutrients and vitamins gained from them more than counterbalance their taste.
Citrus Beet Juice
Beetroots offer excellent value when included as part of a juice. For starters they are carbohydrates, so they serve as an ideal source of energy to fuel the body, keeping it energised through the day. On top of that, they also help to purify and filter blood while cleansing key organs like the liver and kidneys.
Ingredients:
- 3 Beetroots
- 2 Grapefruits
- 1 Orange
- ½ Lemon
- 1 Apple
- 1 Carrot
This recipe is a great way to try juicing beets if you’ve not done so before as the citrus ingredients help to balance out their earthy flavour. The combination leads to a smooth and balanced juice that is palatable and offers a variety of health benefits.
Our Recommended Juicer
If you don’t already own a juicer and these recipes have got you interested in the idea our current recommendation is the Hurom H-AI Self-Feeding juicer. The H-AI is the first self-feeding juicer to be launched in the UK, and it provides a very comfortable user experience alongside fantastic performance.
If the H-AI is a bit too expensive for your tastes, then instead check out some of our other Hurom vertical juicers. They can match the H-AI for performance and remain easy to use despite the requirement for manual feeding.