Make TLC Juice

Description

Tomato lettuce cucumber with some lemon, basil and sea salt makes a tasty spring salad so I thought why not try it as a juice.

This juice has a smooth thick texture with an enjoyable salty, savoury flavour and a fresh herb aroma from the basil.

Ingredients

• 3 tomatoes (large)

• 1/2 lettuce

• 1 cucumber

• 1 celery stalk

• 1 basil (handful)

• 1/2 lemon

• 1/4 tsp salt

  Time: 5
  Juice Qty: 500ml

Preparation

Tomato

• Remove the green stems

• Juice whole

Lettuce

• Cut into half and then into quarters and then into eighths

• Juice in small pieces

Cucumber

• Cut into chunks to fit down the chute

• Juice with skin on

Celery

• Chop into small thumb size pieces across the stalks (this shortens the long stringy cellulose fibre and stops it from wrapping around the press)

• You can juice celery leaves, however, it will add bitterness, so discard if you don’t like this

Basil

• Remove the leaves from the stalk

Lemon

• Remove stickers and cut off any hard end points

• Slice lemons into rounds with skin on to give more flavour and get more juice from each lemon.

Juicing Method

Start making this juice recipe with lettuce, add in handfuls at a time followed by the basil. It is always best to add the lightest ingredients first.

Next, add the cucumber chunks and let them fully press through the juicer.

Add the tomatoes one at a time and allow the juicer to run for 30 seconds after adding the last tomato.

Add all the chopped celery and finish with the lemon slices.

Mix the sea salt into the jug after juicing has finished.

Tip: Use a large cucumber and large tomatoes to extract more juice. Also, I like to strain this juice recipe through a sieve so the texture is not as pulpy.

Healthy Benefits

Lettuce contains sedative compounds that relax the nerves and calm the body. Its high silicon content helps to repair and renew joints, bones, arteries, and connective tissues.

Cucumber juice is highly alkalinising and very hydrating. You get maximum juice without any calories. Cucumbers counteract toxins and lift depression; cleanses the blood; quenches thirst, moistens the lungs, purifies the skin.

Tomatoes are great for the Immune System. Nutrients in tomatoes first encourage the body to produce more T cells, white blood cells that combat foreign substances like bacteria and viruses. The nutrients in the tomatoes also protect these white blood cells from free radical damage.

Basil significantly benefits the stomach and can provide immediate relief from gas, stomach cramps, and nausea. It also contains powerful anti-inflammatory properties and can provide relief for inflamed bowel conditions such as colitis, IBS, crohn’s and celiac disease.