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Grasshopper: fresh juice with mandarins, pineapple & spinach

Posted by recipes On November - 12 - 2007

GRASSHOPPER

Not only does this juice taste terrific, it also has a consistency that is creamy, much like a delicious milk shake.

Ingredients:
* 6 mandarins or 2 oranges
* ½ pineapple
* 6 spinach leaves

Machine set up:
* Use a living juicer to maximize health benefits.                                                                                                                                  * First place the Juicing Strainer into the drum and onto the screw.  Attach the drum cap onto the end of the drum by turning it counter clockwise until you feel it sits firmly. Then screw the Juicing Nozzle onto the drum cap by turning it counter clockwise onto notch 0. 
* Place your Juice Pitcher under the Juice Outlet and place the other pitcher under the machines Pulp Discharge Outlet in order to catch the pulp.
* Always be sure to start the machine before you enter anything into the Guide and keep the machine running until finished.

Preparation instructions:
*  separate the mandarins into 3 parts and remove the peal
*  peel the pineapple and slice it into 5 long pieces, remove the hard middle core
*  juice a mix of oranges, pineapple and spinach on notch 2

Preparation time: 8 min
Yields: 2 glasses

Preparation hints:
Some people like this recipe as natural as possible. If you don’t mind a very strong flavor just slice the pineapple into 5 long slices and juice it with the skin! I personally remove the skin and the hard part in the middle.  However, this does not change the flavor and can be put through the machine without any trouble. It is better to wrap the spinach around a slice of orange rather then juicing the leaves on its own.
Pierce three pineapple leaves of different lengths with a tooth pick and place these on the rim of a cocktail glass to make a remarkable decoration.

Nutritional information:
Pineapples contain bromelain, a digestive enzyme that is helpful for good digestion. Pineapples are found to help the body detoxify in a very gentle way. Mandarins are rich in vitamin C, A, B1, B6 and calcium. They maintain healthy gums. Spinach is full of chlorophyll, zinc, iron and folic acid and assists in the relief of anaemia.

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