Goodness knows how many juice bars there are in Rio de Janeiro, such is the popularity of a glass of fresh fruit juice.
Always fresco, bem gelo (fresh, good and cold), com acucar ou sem acucar (with or without sugar).
Here are some of our favorites which you can enjoy at home.
Orange, Tangerine, Watercress and Wheat Germ Booster
1/2 an Orange without the skin or seeds, 250 mls tangerine juice, 1 tbsp of wheat germ, 40 leaves of watercress, 1 tbsp of brown sugar.
Cut the orange into cubes and liquefy, add the rest of the ingredients and liquefy for 1 minute.
Pineapple Juice with cream
A quarter of a medium sized pineapple, 100 mls cream, 100 mls of condensed milk, 3 or 4 ice cubes, garnished with mint.
Chop the pineapple into cubes, liquefy, add the remaining ingredients, garnish with mint leaves.
Pineapple and Ginger Juice
1 Pineapple, 1 tbsp of fresh ginger, 4 cups of water, mint to garnish.
Wash the pineapple. Cut the top and tail, and place on a chopping board. Cut off the skin, in large strips. Place the strips of skin, into a pan with the ginger and water, and boil for 15 minutes. Strain, and refridgerate. Serve cold with fresh pineapple pieces, and a garnish of mint.
Papaya Juice
2 Papaya, 1 tbsp of your favorite honey, 1 cup of orange juice, 1 tbsp of lime juice, and 4 ice cubes.
Cut the papaya in half, remove the seeds, and scoop out the flesh. Place in a liquefier with other ingredients, liquefy well, and serve.
Tamarind Juice
2 tbsp of tamarind pulp, 2 tbsp of castor sugar, 200 mls of water, 4 ice cubes.
To Make the Pulp
1 kg of tamarind, water to cover. Cook over medium heat for 20 minutes. Leave to cool, push the pulp and juice through a sieve.
Liquefy all the ingredients, and serve.
Mango Juice
2 mangos, 1 tbsp of lime juice, 4 ice cubes, 200 mls of water.
Cut the mangos in half, remove the seeds, scoop out the flesh, liquefy all the ingredients and serve.
Peach Juice
6 peaches, 4 ice cubes, 150 mls of water, 1 tbsp lime juice, 2 tbsp sugar.
Cut the peaches in half, scoop out the flesh, liquefy with remaining ingredients, and serve.
Grape Juice
40 grapes, 2 tbsp of your favorite honey, 4 ice cubes, 150 mls of water.
Liquefy all the ingredients, strain, and serve.
Strawberry Juice
20 white grapes, 10 red grapes, 1 tbsp of lime juice, 20 strawberries, 1 tbsp of castor sugar, 4 ice cubes.
Liquefy all of the ingredients, strain and serve.
Orange and Carrot Juice
2 carrots, 4 oranges, 2 tbsp of castor sugar
Refridgerate carrots and oranges so they are nice and cold. Peel the carrots, and cut into bite size pieces. Peel the orange, and remove the pith. Liquefy ingredients, and serve.
Turbo Juice
2 carrots, 2 slices of pineapple, 1 bite size piece of ginger, 300 mls of orange juice, 4 ice cubes.
Peel the carrots, cut into bite size pieces, peel the ginger, liquefy all the ingredients together and serve.
Fresh Mint Juice
1/2 a pineapple (prepared without the skin), juice of 1 lime, 30 mint leaves, 6 ice cubes, 100 mls of water, and 2 tbsp castor sugar
Cut the pineapple into pieces, wash the mint leaves, and liquefy all ingredients together. Serve with a garnish of mint.
Enjoy.
