Awesome V8 Juice
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 16
- 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
View full nutritional breakdown of Awesome V8 Juice calories by ingredient
Introduction
Great sub for store bought. Freezes very nicely. Great sub for store bought. Freezes very nicely.Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
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About 24 medium-to-large tomatoes
1/2 large cucumber
1 green pepper
1 large onion
2 medium-to-large carrots
2 large stalks of celery
1-2 cups of fresh spinach
bunch of fresh parsley
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
6 oz. can tomato paste
Dash (or two) Tabasco
Several dashes of Crystal hot sauce (or Louisiana hot sauce, or Texas Pete)
1 cup water
1 can of beets (optional)
Tips
If you don't like seeds or tiny chunks, but want a completely smooth drink, you can run it through a strainer, but that's messy and time-consuming, and you'll probably wind up throwing out a lot of good fiber and nutrients in the process.
Directions
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.