Bloody Healthy Halloween Juice
Fresh fruit/vegetable juice is a great way to start your busy day. It’s the best thing for breakfast as it’s easy to make and filled with many essential nutrients. This Halloween, whether you are preparing for the junk food intake later or you simply want to provide an alcohol free drink at your party, a healthy juice is the way to go.
This fruit/vegetable juice is a combination of beetroot, carrot, pomegranate, orange, ginger and celery. It’s so easy to make and takes just 20 mins. Beetroot helps lower blood pressure and reduces the chance of heart related diseases. The other ingredients in this drink are fibre-heavy and will keep you full till lunch time. This is also suitable for diabetic patients (beetroot is naturally sweet).
If you’re looking for a blood red alcohol-free drink to serve at Halloween, then you’ve come to the right place!
Ingredients
Beetroot grated – 1 cup (packed)
Pomegranate pearls – from one medium sized fruit
Carrot grated – 1/4 cup
Ginger – 1 inch piece chopped
Celery – 2 inch piece chopped
Fresh orange juice – from 2 medium sized oranges
Honey – 2 tbsp
Water – 250 to 300 ml
Yield
~700 ml
Serving size – 250 ml
Prep time
20 mins
Making time
5 minutes
Method
1) Peel and grate beetroot and carrot, remove the pomegranate pearls, cut up ginger and celery.
2) Squeeze the oranges and add honey. Mix well.
3) In a tall blender/mixer, blend all the ingredients except water. When everything is pureed completely, then add water and blend again.
4) Pass the juice through a strainer and squeeze out the pulp fully if you prefer your juice velvety smooth. Otherwise mildly strain/avoid straining the pulp.
5) Transfer the healthy halloween juice to serving glasses and enjoy it fresh with or without ice cubes.
Notes
- Consume any fresh fruit/vegetable juice immediately after it its made. It loses its nutrition and eye appeal with time.
- Choose the right combination of fruits and vegetables to make the juice as tasty as possible without adding extra sweeteners like sugar, honey etc. Here I’ve added 2 tbsp of honey to enhance the sweetness of the juice (according to my taste). This is totally optional and you can avoid it if you like your juice less sweet. The natural sweetness from beetroot and carrot is enough for a healthier option.
- As a variation, you can add few cubes of frozen strawberry or mango juice while blending or serving the juice.
- Avoid straining out the pulp completely. It gives the necessary fiber to maintain good gut health.
- Can be enjoyed by all above 3 years of age.
