Description
Refreshing, nutrient dense fresh carrot juice that’s easy to make! This recipe doesn’t require an expensive juicer. All you need is a blender, a towel, and a bowl! This carrot juice sweet and gingery. It is packed with Vitamin A, beta carotene, vitamin C and aids with digestion.
Ingredients
- Juice of 4 to 5 oranges (about 1 cup)*
- 4 cups organic carrots, roughly chopped**
- 5 to 6 inches ginger, peeled and roughly chopped (about 1/4 to 1/2 cup depending how ginger-y you like your juice)
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup cold filtered water, if needed
Instructions
- If using a juicer: If using a juicer press all of the ingredients. You may not need to juice your oranges if you are using a juicer, but you will probably need to peel them and quarter them.
- If using a blender: Add the fresh squeezed orange juice to a high speed blender and half of the carrots. Blend until all big chunks are gone. Add in the remaining carrots and the ginger, blend until no more chunks remain, add the water if needed to get the blender moving. Note: you may be able to add all of the carrots and ginger at once if using a really high speed blender. For my medium quality blender doing half at a time works best.
- Strain juice: Place a thin kitchen tea towel*** over a large fine mesh strainer that is fitted over a large mixing bowl. Gather all corners of the towel and squeeze out the juice as best as you can. Discard the carrot pulp or use in baking (try my carrot cake banana break muffins with cinnamon glaze ormy spiced carrot muffins).
- Drink: Transfer the juice to a drinking glass and enjoy immediately. I like to add a few ice cubes to my juice to make it cold, but not a ton so it doesn’t water it down. Store any leftover juice in an air tight container in the fridge for 12 to 24 hours. The vitamins and health benefits of the juice will diminish after 12 to 24 hours, so it’s best when fresh.
Notes
*In a hurry you could use some good quality orange juice instead of juicing your own but I recommend fresh orange juice for prime nutrients (which is the point of drinking a juice) and flavor.
**I like to use organic carrots in the recipe when possible so that I don’t need to peel them. If you aren’t using organic carrots then peel your carrots before juicing/blending.
***I reserve 1 to 2 thin tea towels/drying towels for uses like this recipe – that way I don’t care if they end up stained. Although if you rinse and wash them right away the orange mostly comes out of the towels. You could also try using a nut milk bag if you don’t want to use a towel.
