Juices

Fruit or vegetable juices are a good option; but may be difficult if you are affected by the acidity of foods. It’s amazing how sharp apple juice is! Juicers are available from electrical suppliers, John Lewis and Argos or from the web site www.ukjuicers.co.uk


Antony Worrall Thompson's Strawberry-Melon Cocktail

Antony Worrall Thompson's Apple Zing

Antony Worrall Thompson's Kiss of Life

Antony Worrall Thompson's Watermelon Spritzer

Nick Nairn's Zingy Juice



Antony Worrall Thompson's Strawberry-Melon Cocktail

Serves 4
Vegetarian

Ingredients
• 1 punnet strawberries, hulled and each sliced in half
• 1/2 ripe Cantaloupe or Galia Melon, peeled and deseeded
• juice and zest of 1 lime
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp fresh mint
• 12 ice cubes

Instructions
1. Combine the flesh of the melon with the strawberries, zest, mint leaves, lime juice, honey and the ice and place in a liquidiser.
   
2. Blend until smooth and garnish with a strawberry and a sprig of mint.
   
3. Pour into your favourite glass and drink immediately.

Antony Worrall Thompson's Apple Zing
Serves 2
Vegetarian

Ingredients
• 2 apples (unpeeled)
• 1 stick celery
• 2 carrots, peeled
• 1x ginger, thickness and size of a 50p piece, peeled

Instructions
1. Process all ingredients in a juicer.
   
2. Serve immediately over ice.

Antony Worrall Thompson's Kiss of Life This drink is a life provider (no promises) especially for the elderly who often require minerals and vitamins.
Serves 4
Vegetarian

Ingredients
• 2 large carrots, peeled
• 225g (4oz) broccoli including stalks, washed
• 1/2 ripe avacado, peeled and stoned, rough chopped
• 1 banana, peeled and rough chopped
• 12 ice cubes
• 1 dessertspoon weatgerm
• 300ml (1/2 pint) milk

Instructions
1. Blitz the carrots and broccoli in a juicer.
   
2. Pour the juice into a liquidizer and add the remaining ingredients, blend until smooth.
   
3. Serve immediately.

Antony Worrall Thompson's Watermelon Spritzer

A deliciously refreshing livener that won't harm your waistline.
Serves 2-3
Vegetarian

Ingredients
• 1/2 watermelon, rind removed
• 6 ice cubes
• 1 tbsp Golden caster sugar
• 1 tsp chopped mint
• 150ml (1/4 pint) sparkling mineral water

Instructions
1. Blend all the ingredients in a liquidizer or juicer until smooth.
   
2. Pass the liquid through a fine sive to remove seeds.
   
3. Serve immediately.

Nick Nairn's Zingy Juice

For a really quick pit-stop, chop your fruits the night before and pop in the fridge covered in cling film. Your juice will be deliciously cool.
Serves 1
Vegetarian

Ingredients
• 2 Oranges, peeled
• 2 Apples
• 3 Carrots, peeled
• 1" piece of fresh Ginger, peeled

Instructions
1. Quater the apples, break up the oranges and chop the carrots into chunks small enough to fit through a juicer.
   
2. Push them through along with your ginger and juice away!
   
3. Pour into your favourite glass and drink immediately.
   
   This like most juices should be drunk within half an hour of making. The juice will seperate; but this is perfectly natural and in fact, just the way I like it.