Awesome V8 Juice
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- Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
About 24 medium-to-large tomatoes1/2 large cucumber1 green pepper1 large onion2 medium-to-large carrots2 large stalks of celery1-2 cups of fresh spinachbunch of fresh parsley1 teaspoon salt, or to taste6 oz. can tomato pasteDash (or two) TabascoSeveral dashes of Crystal hot sauce (or Louisiana hot sauce, or Texas Pete)1 cup water1 can of beets (optional)
Dice the carrots; put into a small pan and add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and boil for 2-3 minutes. Set aside.
Blanch and peel the tomatoes. Put them into a large Dutch oven or soup pot. Chop the green pepper, onion and celery into small pieces; add to the Dutch oven. Add the spinach and parsley, salt, tomato paste, Tabasco, hot sauce and water. If desired, cut up and add the beets, with the liquid. Add the carrots along with the water they were cooked in. Bring the whole thing to a boil, stirring to mix everything up. Boil for 2-3 minutes, then turn the heat off.
Completely puree the drink. (The best and easiest tool for this, I've found, is a powerful hand immersion mixer. Once you pulverize the tomatoes and larger pieces, run the mixer for several minutes until the drink is thoroughly pureed. How long you run it depends on your tolerance for chunks in your drink. Alternatively, you could use a food processor or blender.
You can adjust the recipe to suit your taste in vegetables.
Makes about 4 quarts.
Serving Size: Makes 16 cups
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ANGIETUNIE.
Blanch and peel the tomatoes. Put them into a large Dutch oven or soup pot. Chop the green pepper, onion and celery into small pieces; add to the Dutch oven. Add the spinach and parsley, salt, tomato paste, Tabasco, hot sauce and water. If desired, cut up and add the beets, with the liquid. Add the carrots along with the water they were cooked in. Bring the whole thing to a boil, stirring to mix everything up. Boil for 2-3 minutes, then turn the heat off.
Completely puree the drink. (The best and easiest tool for this, I've found, is a powerful hand immersion mixer. Once you pulverize the tomatoes and larger pieces, run the mixer for several minutes until the drink is thoroughly pureed. How long you run it depends on your tolerance for chunks in your drink. Alternatively, you could use a food processor or blender.
You can adjust the recipe to suit your taste in vegetables.
Makes about 4 quarts.
Serving Size: Makes 16 cups
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ANGIETUNIE.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 67.4
- Total Fat: 0.7 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 277.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 13.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
- Protein: 2.5 g
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