I’ve officially gone off the deep end. No, really.
I made this juice a couple weeks ago, strained it, and then dehydrated the pulp with a little bit of pulp leftover from almond milk and put it on a salad. Talk about no waste!
I usually like to make “whole food” juices with the pulp and all, but sometimes, you just don’t want pulp. I have found out that all that fiber can get to be taxing if you have multiple juices a day.
Ever since I saw Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead, I have been drinking more juice, and experimenting with lots of different combinations.
Truth be told, most of the time, when it comes to juicing, I just throw whatever we have on hand in the blender and see what happens. But lately, a 5-lb bag of juicing carrots from our CSA has been the inspiration for a lot of different flavor combinations. Some have been good, some have been “blah.” This one is good! I have made it several times now, and it doesn’t disappoint.
This is a pretty sweet juice, so I like to have it after a big workout when I have earned the natural sugars. For what it’s worth, my little “Carrot Monster” enjoys making this particular drink. This is an old picture, from the days when we had a finished house (those were the days!), but I love the little bit of carrot on her lip.
If you have a juicer, just throw the below ingredients in, starting with the parsley (if using) so the other ingredients clear it out of the juicer. But, if you have a Ninja, follow the steps below.
Fruity Carrot Juice
Makes: 16-20 ounces of pulp-free juice or closer to 30 ounces of whole food juice with pulp
Ingredients:
- 10 thin “juicing” carrots – if you have the tops, throw ‘em in (any carrots will work, but if you have thicker carrots, go with only 6-7)
- 1 cup fresh pineapple
- 1/4 cup blueberries
- 1 apple
- Handful parsley (optional)
- 12-16 ounces water
Method:
- Add all ingredients to your Ninja Blender and pulse 4-5 times to combine, then, blend on “3” for 1-2 minutes until fully mixed; If you are going to drink this as whole food juice, err on the side of longer blending to get a very smooth consistency
- Pour into a mesh sieve, nut milk bag, or other fine strainer and strain over a bowl, squeezing out as much juice as possible
- If you want to keep the pulp, don’t strain. You may want to add 4-5 ice cubes to make it even smoother and more palatable, but with that amount of water, it comes out fairly well combined as a thick whole food juice.
Note: I do not peel the fruits or carrots – the Ninja pulverizes them, so there is really no need to peel.
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Sounds good!
I’ve read about dehydrating carrot pulp and grinding it into flour, to add into breads, etc. Another option.
That is a great idea, Nance, thank you for sharing! I will have to look into that more, as this drink is quickly becoming a favorite…
This sounds amazing. I have the Ninja Blender but I ordered a Jack Lalanne Juicer and it arrived today. Any comments on the juicer? The Blender was not giving me want I wanted in regards to a “juice”. But looking forward to making this and hopefully not having to use a strainer.
Let me know how it works out for you with the juicer!
To be honest, I am thinking of buying a juicer as well, but have been requested to please wait until we get our kitchen re-built (we are deep in a remodel right now). I would love to hear how you like the Jack LaLanne. I am considering that one, as well as the Breville juice fountain. Once I can buy one, I expect to write more juice recipes.
OMG ! That is exactly what I have too ? If you don’t mind a little cleaning I found the best way to go is to juice carrots in the J L juicer then put everything else in the blender and I only add enough water to get things moving. I make a full blender jar full and keep it in the fridge. My Ninja has the individual blending jar so when I need a smoothie/ juice I just put some of the thick stuff in with some almonds and flax and some other goodies like ACV, kelp,cinnamon, a green powder and brewer’s yeast, drop in a few frozen green tea ice cubes and more water if needed and it is SOOOO good. My 5 year old grand daughter LOVES it and she knows what is in it Hahaha OH I also add baby spinach to every drink no matter what else is in it, you can’t taste it ? That was too long wasn’t it? Hahaha I get too excited when I tell people about juicing and smoothies, it’s just so good
I love your enthusiasm, Elizabeth! ? There is nothing too long when talking about juicing and smoothies!
Thanks for stopping by, and for sharing your recipe ideas!
Angela
My sister in law has the Breville but it was a little expensive for our budget. The Jack Lalanne juicer was awesome. I had a carrot, orange, apple and sweet potato juice last night and it was amazing. Even my 6 year old son liked it. It juiced the entire sweet potato and had no problems with any of the other ingredients. No strainer necessary. One day so far but I was pleased.
Stacy, that is great to hear. Thanks for reporting back – it is promising to hear that the LaLanne worked out for you! And that a 6 year old enjoyed it as well is fantastic! Get him started early.
We had a LaLanne juicer and it was such a pain to take apart and clean after juicing. Got rid of it and went without a juicer for a couple of years and then I read again about the healthy benefits of juicing so I bought the big mouth pro juicer which is much easier to clean than the LaLanne. I really like the juicer and was using every day. But thought after seeing the Ninja I thought that it would be better and my husband bought it for my birthday present. I am satisfied with the Ninja for making slushie like drinks that are filling and do act as a meal replacement. And I still have my juicer if i really want a clear juice.
If I put citrus fruit into the Ninja, do I have to take the seeds out first?
Hi Lynne,
Yes, I would take the seeds out, unless for some reason you want to eat the seeds. The Ninja will blend them, but personally I wouldn’t eat the seeds…
Angela