Strawberry-Orange Juice in the Thermomix

On hot summer days nothing beats a cold refreshing and healthy juice!

Why is juicing healthier and better in the Thermomix?

- incorporates the fibre into the juice

- no waste

- retains nutrients and enzymes

- diluted fructose

- antioxidants incorporated (from seeds)

Ingredients & Method:

200g fresh whole strawberries

2 oranges, peeled and halved

100g water

1 tray ice cubes

Put all ingredients in the TM bowl. Chop 20 seconds, speed 5. Blend 2 minutes, speed 8. Serve immediately or pop in the fridge. It will be a bit slushy at first with the ice, but I take mine to work for morning tea and it's a great smooth juice consistency. 

Happy Thermomixing!

Juicing in the Thermomix! Easy!!!

I woke up this morning, everyday this week mind you, with terrible hayfever. It is quite bad; I can't breathe trough my nose, have itchy watery puffy eyes, scratchy throat and somehow my nose runs and is completely blocked at the same time with generous helpings of sneezes!!!  I know I'm not alone but this is all a part of my Oral Allergy Syndrome. My seasonal allergies have been getting progressively worse since moving here so I am just hoping that all of this desensitization from Canadian pollen isn't going to be replaced by Aussie pollens. I desperately want to continue eating these new families of fruit/veg/nuts.

So this morning I figured my body deserves some vitamin c to help ward off any germs I may bring in through all the nose blowing and touching and clear this sinus infection. I can't taste food in this state so no point in whipping up something decadent. I stuck with a simple juice and it was so good! I could taste the fresh grapefruit and enjoyed basically pulp free juice in 2 minutes...go Thermo!

Ingredients:

2 oranges, peeled and halved 

1 grapefruit, peeled and cut in thirds

1 tray of ice

Add all ingredients to TM bowl. 

Chop at speed 5, 20-30 seconds (until the MC settles down), then blend for 2 minutes, speed 9. You can insert the basket if you'd like to strain the pulp- just make sure you've lined up the lip of the basket with the pouring lip of the TM bowl. I don't find there to be much left after the 2 minutes so I don't bother!!!

Other favourite combos:

2 oranges, peeled and halved
1 lemon, peeled and halved
1 tray of ice

OR

1 apple, quartered
1 orange, peeled and halved
1 lemon, peeled and halved
1 tray of ice

Happy Thermomixing :)

Favourite EDC Recipes

Here is a list of the recipes I can't stop making from the Everyday Cookbook! I go through the book weekly looking for new favourites and to try new things- the hard part is eating it all! Trust me I've had my fair share of flops in the kitchen too BUT I am lucky to have the Thermomix because I can try again- quickly!!!

5 Seed Bread

Page 136

*I also add 1tbsp chia seeds!

So yummy toasted, with the strawberry jam (see below)!

Strawberry Jam 

Page 43

*I only use 100g of sugar, 1/4 of a lemon's zest and I cook it for 60mins!

Tomato Soup

Page 78

I love this soup and often make it for lunch at work as I eat breakfast in the morning- seriously it's that quick!

Orange Juice

Page 180

*No sugar needed really!

Sometimes I juice 1 grapefruit and 2 oranges...amazing!

Strawberry Daiquiri

Page 190

Try replacing the strawberries with tin pineapple too!

Butter

Page 17

There's just something so thrilling and old fashioned about making your own butter. Thank god for the ease of the Thermo...what a simple way to make an everyday ingredient preservative free!

*Make scones or bread with the leftover buttermilk!

Now, to find some new favourites...happy Thermomixing!