Recipe: Zesty Homemade Vegetable Juice co*cktail (2024)

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  • February 8, 2014
  • byErica Hale

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Every now and then, I get a real craving for tomato juice co*cktail. There’s just something about the tangy, spicy flavor of vegetable juice that sounds so good! Or maybe it’s the fact that it’s so packed with nutrients…tomatoes are full of lycopene, (which fights cancer), carrots are rich in vitamin A (and when they say rich, they mean rich…a single serving has over 400% of your daily value!), and a single serving of parsley has 133% of your daily vitamin C. While I love eating vegetables, I know I’m not likely to be able to manage as many vegetables in a day as I can put into big cup of juice. I love this recipe because it has just enough tangy zip to keep it interesting (you can adjust the spicy level according to your preference) and the savory taste is a great pick-me-up mid afternoon, when things are dragging a little.

There are many processed vegetable juice co*cktails available at the store, but I like making it at home. First, you can be sure that your vegetables are organic. Second, when you make the juice at home you know that it’s not reconstituted. Why is this important? Reconstituted juice has been juiced at a factory, then it has most of the water removed from it. This is done in order to more easily transport the juice…which means that the juice concentrate is getting packaged up and more than likely frozen, then shipped somewhere else to have water added and other ingredients mixed in. That’s a whole lot of messing around with the original fruit or vegetable! The third reason that juicing at home is healthier than buying juice at the store is that Juice that is bottled or canned and sold on a store shelf or freezer is pasteurized. This makes sense, because juice that’s made in a factory is making many stops, waiting around in freezers, trucks and storage rooms, and has many more opportunities to be contaminated than juice that comes from fresh, organic vegetables that you’ve washed yourself and then goes right from the juicer to your happy tummy. However, by heating the juice (sometimes more than once) to the temperature that’s needed to kill bacteria, the healthy enzymes in the juice are also broken down. Vitamins and minerals may then be added back into the juice to make up for what’s lost, but it’s just not the same as drinking fresh, homemade juice!

And juicing at home is really easy! Juicers can be expensive, but you can find some models that work well and cost under $100. All you really need to do is wash the vegetables and fruit you’re using, cut them up (if they’re too big to fit in the juicer) and run them through the machine. I try to drink the juice right after we make it, but it can also be stored in the fridge for a little while (I try not to keep home-juiced juice for more than 8 hours).

Yield: 4-6 servings

Zesty Homemade Vegetable Juice co*cktail

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There’s just something about the tangy, spicy flavor of vegetable juice that sounds so good in this zesty homemade vegetable juice co*cktail!

Prep Time10 minutes

Total Time10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 9 organic tomatoes (roma work well)
  • 4 stalks organic celery (leaves included)
  • 7 large organic carrots
  • 1 cup organic parsley
  • 1 organic green bell pepper, quartered (leave the seeds in)
  • 1-2 cloves organic garlic, according to taste
  • 1/4 organic red onion
  • 1/2 organic beet
  • 7 organic radishes
  • 1/4 inch wide slice of organic horseradish root (or adjust to taste)
  • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (adjust to taste)
  • 2 tsp organic apple cider vinegar (where to buy

Instructions

  1. Wash all the vegetables well.
  2. Run them through a juicer according to your juicers instructions, into a large bowl or container.
  3. Once all the vegetables have been juiced, mix in the pepper and vinegar well. Serve right away. It's fun to garnish this with small stalks of celery!
  4. Drink right away, or store for up to 8 hours in the fridge.

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FAQs

How do you make vegetable juice taste better? ›

The keys are using minimal amounts of bitter leafy greens, balancing them out with sweeter fruits and vegetables, adding fresh herbs and spices, finding optimal produce combinations, and drinking the juice immediately after making.

Which vegetables can be mixed for juice? ›

Some green veggie juice ideas include:
  • Cucumber, kale, pineapple, lemon - Refreshing and hydrating.
  • Cucumber, celery, spinach, apple, ginger - A green juice classic.
  • Kale, parsley, green apple, lime - Herbaceous and tart.
  • Spinach, romaine, pear, basil - Mild and sweet.
  • Kale, grapefruit, green apple - Bitter and tangy.

What are the ingredients in Heinz vegetable co*cktail? ›

Ingredients. Vegetable Puree And Juice Blend (Water, Tomato Puree, Green Bell Pepper, Carrot, Celery, Beet, Parsley, Lettuce, Spinach, Watercress, Cucumber, Onion), Salt, Seasonings, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C).

What are the ingredients in the V8 drink? ›

V8® vegetable co*cktail is an easy and delicious way to enjoy 2 servings of vegetables*. It's made from a blend of eight garden vegetables: tomatoes, carrots, celery, beets, and greens. WATER, TOMATO PASTE, JUICE OF (CARROTS, CELERY, BEETS, PARSLEY, LETTUCE, WATERCRESS, SPINACH), WITH SALT AND SEASONING.

Which ingredient is best to enhance flavor of vegetables? ›

5 Ways to Add More Flavor to Any Vegetable Dish
  • Lemon Juice. Lemon is just the best flavor enhancer that there is. ...
  • Fresh Herbs. If you don't have a few pots on your windowsill with fresh herbs, you can buy bunches of them in the supermarket. ...
  • Turmeric and dried spices. ...
  • Fresh Ginger. ...
  • Sauces.
Oct 22, 2018

Is it good to drink vegetable juice everyday? ›

Drinking green juice in moderation can boost your intake of multiple nutrients, but too much may cause serious side effects. Green vegetables are a rich source of oxalic acid, or oxalate, which is considered an antinutrient because it binds to minerals in food and stops your digestive tract from absorbing them.

What should you not mix when juicing? ›

For instance, mixing starchy vegetables like carrots with high-sugar fruits can cause fermentation in the stomach, leading to bloating and gas. It's generally better to juice fruits and vegetables separately or to pair them wisely.

What veggies should not be juiced together? ›

What Foods Should Not Be Juiced Together? There are no known edible vegetables or fruits that cannot be juiced together. In fact, “when apple mash is mixed with other vegetables,” the resulting juice has increased nutrients and minerals.

Which vegetables are not good for juicing? ›

11 Things You Should Never put in a Juicer
  • Broccoli. Broccoli has a high vitamin C content, so a lot of people think it will make a good addition to their green juices, but broccoli can be difficult to digest. ...
  • Avocado. ...
  • Whole Apples. ...
  • Coconut. ...
  • Kale. ...
  • Pears. ...
  • Pineapple. ...
  • Whole Citrus Segments.

What are the basic co*cktail ingredients? ›

Ingredients according to the number of co*cktails they are used in
  • Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water)
  • Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
  • Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
  • Gin (dry)
  • Vodka.
  • Aromatic bitters (e.g. Angostura)
  • Cognac (brandy)
  • Dry vermouth.

What are the ingredients in garden co*cktail? ›

Ingredients. Water, Tomato Puree, Green Bell Pepper Juice, Celery Juice, Vinegar, Concentrated Carrot Juice, Concentrated Clarified Carrot Juice, Salt, Sea Salt, Onion Juice, Vitamin C, Dill Juice, Carrot Juice, Parsley Juice, Natural Flavour, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Canola Oil.

What does co*cktail juice contain? ›

What Is Juice co*cktail? A juice co*cktail is any co*cktail made with fruit juice and other ingredients. Juice co*cktails may or may not include extra sugar, but almost all are mixed with some amount of water. Common juice co*cktails include cranberry, orange, and vegetable juice co*cktails.

What are the 8 vegetables in V8? ›

V8 vegetable juice

The original V8 is a savory juice. It is made mainly from water and tomato concentrate, and reconstituted vegetable juice blend: water and concentrate of eight vegetables, specifically: beets, celery, carrots, lettuce, parsley, watercress, spinach, and tomato.

Has V8 vegetable juice been discontinued? ›

With the recent unexpected disappearance of V8 juice from the UK supermarket shelves, Veg It aims to widen the market for vegetable juices while giving the former V8 customers an even better tasting option, according to the drinks maker. “Vegetable juices are rapidly growing in popularity.

Are V8 drinks actually healthy? ›

With a short and mostly recognizable ingredient list, V8 juice is a healthy option, says Crumble Smith, but it doesn't come anywhere close to eating real whole fruits and vegetables. “Unless you're getting the low sodium (V8), there's a ton of sodium in that,” Crumble Smith says.

How do you make V8 vegetable juice taste better? ›

Try adding other vegetables, particularly greens or herbs. My two favorite add-ins (separately) were cayenne and mint. The cayenne adds the perfect kick, and mint put a fresh, light spin on traditional V8.

How to make vegetable juice sweeter? ›

Carrots and tomatoes, both add a bit of sweetness without overwhelming the juice. - Avoid the temptation to use fruits that are extra sweet like pineapples, or too much fruit. I typically stick to one apple in my juices to keep the sugar content as minimal as possible. And for herbs, try basil or cilantro.

What to do if you hate the taste of vegetables? ›

Add spectacular flavor: A little olive oil and garlic, a drizzle of balsamic vinegar, a squeeze of lemon, or a handful of fresh herbs can add excitement to veggies.

How do you make juice more flavorful? ›

This is my juice quick reference:
  1. Ginger for flavor.
  2. Lemon or lime for zest (also really helps to mitigate the taste of some of the intense greens like kale)
  3. Tomato for savory (this one is a game changer if you are juicing often)
  4. Cucumber or celery for volume.
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