Juicing, Smoothies & Blended Drinks

Specially blended drinks have huge appeal. Quick and easy to prepare, they can be made with virtually any combination of your favourite ingredients. Healthy and nutritious, creamy and luscious or fresh and tingly with a touch of alcohol, juices and smoothies are irresitibly moreish. This fantastic book includes a superb collection of 160 recipes, from healthy fruit and vegetable juices to creamy, indulgent smoothies and delicious boozy blends for grown-up parties. It features a full-colour visual guide to fruits, vegetables and other ingredients that can be juiced, and explains those that provide the most nutrients as well as highlighting the combinations that taste good together. All the essential equipment and techniques are described, with step-by-step photographs for every recipe to ensure success. An informative section on therapeutic juicing reveals how common complaints might even be relieved by certain nutritious blends. The recipes range from wonderfully healthy drinks, such as Garden Mint Milkshake, and Strawberry and Apple Slush, that are perfect to start the day, to naughty-but-nice blends such as Kiwi and Stem Ginger Spritzer or Rhubarb and Allspice Cream. For special occasions treat yourself to a dessert drink like Blueberry Meringue Crumble or get your party off to a good start with a zesty Lime Mojito. Whatever the occasion, this practical and immensely usable book has just the recipe.