VelvetTomato, Spinach, Carrot and Celery Juice
Inspired by techniques from America's Test Kitchen.
A fresh, savoury vegetable juice pressed from ripe tomato, spinach, peppery watercress, carrot and celery. Bright, lightly salty and nothing like the bottled kind.
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Method
- 1
Wash the vegetables. Wash the tomato, spinach, watercress, carrot and celery well and drain. Cut the tomato and carrot to fit your juicer's feed tube.
- 2
Juice the tomato. With the juicer on low speed, press the tomato through into the glass or jug.
- 3
Juice the greens and roots. Switch to high speed and press through the spinach, watercress, carrot and celery, in that order; the firm carrot and celery push the last of the leaves through.
- 4
Season and serve. Sprinkle in the salt, if using, stir well and drink straight away.
Storage
Best drunk immediately. If needed, refrigerate in a sealed jar for up to 24 hours and stir before drinking.
Why it's healthy
4.5 g protein for 81 kcal = 5.6 g per 100 kcal, so protein gives about 22% of the energy. High Protein needs at least 20% (5 g per 100 kcal), the EU condition. How we decide
EU nutrition claims
- Low fat: 0.3 g fat per 100 ml (limit ≤ 1.5 g)
- Low saturated fat: 0 g saturated fat per 100 ml, 1.1% of energy (limits ≤ 0.75 g and ≤ 10%)
- Low salt: 0.29 g salt per 100 ml (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
Per 100 ml of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 288 ml a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
Free sugars: 0 g per serving
0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g (WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. who.int/publications/i/item/9789241549028
Equipment
- juicer
- chopping board
- knife
- colander
- glass or storage jug
- long spoon
Nutrition per serving (estimated values)
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 81 kcal |
| Protein | 4.5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 16.9 g |
| of which sugars | 8.6 g |
| of which free sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 0.8 g |
| of which saturates | 0.1 g |
| Fibre | 6 g |
| Salt | 0.84 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
5.6 g meets High Protein (≥ 5 g, 20% of energy)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
