Sunset juice

To increase vitality, reduce stress and build the immune system, we are increasing the amount of fresh organic vegetables and fruit in our diet. Last year I bought a brilliant juicer that removes all of the juice and the residue is really dry, it was a Sage juicer.

Our Riverford order this week was a Juicing Box and also a Large Veg Box for the 3 of us, we probably won't get through all of the veg, but it stores really well, so I'll top up next week. Our order arrives on a Thursday.

Juicing box

Box contents
Carrots UK
Beetroot UK
Curly kale UK
Fennel IT
Cucumber ES
Ginger PE
Turmeric PE
Apples UK
Pears UK
Blood oranges IT
Grapefruit IT

So out came the juicer and I decided a Vitamin A & C boost would help fight off the bugs and a cold that seems to be brewing.

I tried to think what I could call this juice and decided on Sunset Juice as the colour was amazing.

Ingredients

1 apple (pull stalk out)
1 large carrot
1 orange (I cut the peel and pith off)
1 thumb sized chunk of fresh ginger

Method

Scrub all the veg (no need to peel if organic).
I started with the carrot, then the apple, then orange followed by the ginger.

The resulting juice is amazing and so refreshing.

The benefit of this juicer is it takes the whole fruit, you don't need to chop it into smaller chunks. You can't beat fresh juice, maximum nutrients with such amazing flavour.

Large veg box (original)

Box contents
Potatoes UK
Onions UK
Carrots UK
Celeriac NL
Cauliflower UK
Swiss chard IT
Oca FR
Chestnut mushrooms UK
Red pepper ES
Vine tomatoes ES
I also added some avocado's, red onions and shallots to my order.


So far we've eaten a rainbow on Thursday, 6 veg with our evening meal, in a roasting tray I popped chunks of parsnip, carrots, red onions, beetroot and potatoes all tossed in 1 tbsp or olive oil, then some swiss chard braised in a pan. We roasted up some skinless chicken thighs in a roasting bag, this traps in the moisture and creates succulent chicken.
We are making our Turkey chilli tonight and will use some red onions, tomatoes, avocado to make salsa and guacamole as accompaniments.