Hi guys, I'm Laura Vitale and today I wanted to share with a really quick recipe even
though it really isn't a recipe and I really debated on making this video except on my
Instagram, a few weeks back, I posted a picture of my green juice and so many people asked
'What's in it?' 'We want a recipe!' "Make a recipe on Laura in the Kitchen about what
you put in your green juice'. So that's what I'm doing today. It might help some of you
that you kind of have no idea where to start. It definitely was for my husband! He was like
"okay.. What goes in a green juice?" So, this is what we really really really love. The
recipe that I'm using requires a few ingredients. I have got some frozen grapes and some frozen
watermelon, I've also got some fresh kale, raw, make sure it is washed, I've got some
cucumber, lemon, I've got some celery and then apple and I also have a pinch of cayenne
pepper because the cayenne pepper kind of balances out the sweetness from the grapes
and apple and also the sharpness of the lemon. Now obviously this is kind of like the base,
a lot of people will make it kind of similar to this and this is just kind of what I found,
the mixture that I love. The grapes and the watermelon, I have it frozen in my freezer
at all times because they are great for cocktails they are great for smoothies and I find them
to be delicious in this, not only do they add sweetness, but they also act like ice,
so i don't have to add more ice to it, I mean you could if you wanted to, but this is how
simple it is. You take a big handful of kale, I usually use kale, but I also use baby spinach
as well and it works great. Whatever is fresh, farmers market, what ever is growing around
you, put it in here. I go kind of heavy on the kale because I have got an iron deficiency,
so dark greens are really really good for that, so that is why i really go heavy handed
on it, then I take my cucumber, peel and all, now this is one thing i will say, if you are
going to use the peel or the outside of a fruit, like i am using the peel of the cucumber
and the peel of my apple, you do want to buy organic only because that way there is no
pesticides going in your body, not going to force you to, just telling you to. I've got
my apple in there and I've also got my grapes and my watermelon, my cayenne pepper and I
am going to squeeze the lemon, well half a lemon, now i don't put actual pieces of lemon
in it because the white part of the lemon is really bitter and i don't like the way
that makes my juice taste. So, I don't put that in - and to help it along, a touch
of water helps. Alright, now, if you don't have a super powerful blender, you might want
to be careful because you don't want to break your actual blender and if your using a regular
blender you are going to need to strain this. I am not going to strain it, I keep it all
in there because I want all the fiber and every single piece of that vegetable, so it's
fine with me, you could also use your juicer but I'm in love with this Blendtec so that
is what I am using and I am just going to hit the whole juice and let it go.
Oh yes! Looks good, smells delicious! I am going to save that for my husband. I am going
to put his over ice, I don't put extra ice over mine because I don't like things too
cold, I have very sensitive teeth. This is like our favorite blend, but I will let you
know, I have substituted peaches instead of apples, i have put in blueberries, it does
change the color a little bit but hey, it still tastes really good!. I have added orange,
I have added tons of different things, for me as long as I have got really good kale,
spinach or any kind of really dark dark green, is the base for me and then you kind of go
from there. Whatever you like, whatever is in season, whatever is available in your farmers
market, throw it in there, it's the best! I drink mine every single afternoon at 3:30
P.M (That's my snack time), When i am home anyways, it is something that my husband
and I look forward to and it is great! Hop on over to laurainthekitchen.com to get the
written recipe even though like I said, you can put whatever you want into it. I hope
you have enjoyed spending time with me and i will see you next time. Bye!