How to Make a Homemade Red Rocket Juice - Kuvings Cold Press Juicer

Rocket plated

We love the creative name "Red Rocket" for a green juice—it adds a playful and imaginative touch! The reasoning behind the name, connecting the red nutrients to the cardiovascular system and blood vessels, is clever and provides a memorable association. Here's a breakdown of the key ingredients and their potential benefits:

  1. Red Apples: While the juice may not be red, red apples add natural sweetness and are a good source of antioxidants, including flavonoids that support heart health.

  2. Red Tomatoes: Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, a powerful antioxidant that gives them their red color. Lycopene is known for its cardiovascular benefits and its potential to support heart health.

  3. Green Juice Base: The green juice base includes rocket and cucumber. These greens contribute essential nutrients like vitamins, minerals, and chlorophyll.

  4. Cardiovascular Benefits: The combination of red and green ingredients aligns with the goal of promoting cardiovascular health. The nutrients in these fruits and vegetables may contribute to maintaining healthy blood vessels and supporting the cardiovascular system.

  5. Creative Naming: Associating the juice with the image of a "Red Rocket" is not only creative but also aids in remembering the health benefits associated with the ingredients.

Overall, this green juice, despite its playful name, seems to be a nutrient-packed and health-conscious choice. It's a great example of how creative and catchy names can add an element of fun to healthy recipes, making them more appealing and memorable. Cheers to the Red Rocket juice and its potential benefits for heart health!

Taste

The texture is smooth, the flavour is really well-balanced which makes it super easy to drink.

Ingredients

  • 100g Rocket

  • 1 Tomato

  • 2 Apples (red)

  • 1 Cucumber

  • 1/2 Lemon

Qty: 700ml (approx.)
Serves: 2

placed on a wooden board prepared ingredients for the juice - rocket, apples, tomato, cucumber and lemon

Preparation

Rocket

  • Juice whole in handfuls

Tomato

  • Remove green stems an leaves

  • Juice whole

Apple

  • Remove the stems

  • Juice apples whole with skin and seeds

  • Cut in half or quarters to fit down the chute

Cucumber

  • Cut into chunks to fit down the chute

  • Juice with skin on

Lemon

  • Cut off any hard end points

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

Cold Press Juicing Method

Always start making your cold press juice with the greens.

Add handfuls of rocket at a time, bunch the leaves into a ball and drop into the chute.

Next, add the cucumber chunks one by one.

Add the tomato next, drop it in whole.

Next, add the apples one at a time and let the juicer finish pressing one before adding the next one.

Finish with the lemon adding the entire amount to the juicer.

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