Carrots contain plenty of vitamins and minerals that have a positive effect on our health. If you don't want to nibble on carrots, you can switch to freshly squeezed carrot juice.

A juicer is best for making carrot juice

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Carrots can be juiced with the juicer or by pureeing. In both cases, the vegetables are first washed and if the carrots are not fresh from the garden, they should also be peeled.

Juicing in the juicer

  1. Clean the carrots and cut them into pieces about 5 cm long. The size depends on the capacity of the juicer.
  2. Place a glass or the collecting container under the spout of the machine and start juicing.
  3. Refine the juice according to your taste.

It becomes fruity with apple or orange juice, possibly with a little lemon or honey.
It becomes hearty with tomato or celery juice and some salt and pepper.
In any case, add a few drops of sunflower or rapeseed oil to the juice, because vitamins A and E are fat-soluble, so the body can only absorb them in combination with oil.
You should consume carrot juice immediately, because it begins to oxidize immediately after production, which means that the nutrients it contains gradually break down. Even in the fridge it only stays fresh for a day.

Juicing by pureeing

If you don't have a juicer, you can puree in the blender attachment of the food processor or with a hand blender. However, this type of juice production takes a little more time than with the juicer.

  1. Wash and trim the vegetables and chop into small enough pieces that your blender will be able to puree the whole thing.
  2. Add a little water when pureeing, this will make the puree more mushy.
  3. Pour the porridge into a large saucepan and add about half a liter of hot water.
  4. Mix it all up well and let it sit for 30 minutes.
  5. Pour the liquid through a fine sieve and collect the juice in a second container.
  6. Squeeze the pulp in the sieve well with a spoon.
  7. Mix the carrot juice with other juices according to your taste. Don't forget the teaspoon of oil!

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