Saturday, June 21, 2008

Pamela's Vitality Juice

Today any person not familiar with the nutritional and recuperative value of fresh fruit and vegetable juices is woefully uninformed.

A VITAL START TO THE DAY
providing Vitamins C,B and minerals copper foliate, manganese, magnesium and zinc.

Squeeze
    • 1 orange
    • 1 pink grapefruit
    • 1 tangerine
Mix and serve in a tall glass garnish with a mint leaf.

Vitamin C will help to fight any infections.

EGG MAYONNAISE

    • 2 egg yolks
    • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar’ or lemon juice
    • 1 teaspoon mustard powder or French mustard
    • 1 teaspoon honey
    • pinch pepper
    • vegetable bouillon powder
    • 550 mls sunflower (safflower olive) oil

Put all ingredients into a blender except the oil and process at top speed for 45 seconds

Then slowly trickle the oil through the hole in the top of the blender in a thin continuous stream.

When the mayonnaise starts to take, the sound of the blender will change.

This recipe makes just over a cup .

Keep in an air tight jar in the fridge for a few days.

Variations

    • Horseradish- add a teaspoon of finely grated horseradish
    • Garlic - add a small crushed clove of garlic
    • Mint-blend in a handful of clean de-stalked fresh mint leaves
    • Curry - add ½ teaspoon curry and a dash of nutmeg
    • Cheese and Onion- add as little grated parmesan, chopped spring onion or
      chives.

GREEN CREPES

Yes stuffed lettuce leaves stuffed with vegetables and a creamy dressing.

Chop or grate and mix together

    • alfalfa sprouts
    • avocado
    • tomato
    • red and green peppers
    • spring onions
    • finely grated carrot or beetroot
    • cucumber in a thick creamy mayonaise