Need a quarantine pick-me-up? A truly detoxifying juice, this flavorful concoction is great for a quarantine (or a hangover!) and even better without one! Tomatoes are excellent for detoxification. Cilantro has cleansing properties that pull heavy metals away from the body. Cucumber helps flush away toxins.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves
- ½ fresh red chile, seeded
- 2 to 3 tomatoes
- 5 celery ribs
- 1 red bell pepper
- 3 limes, peeled
- ½ cucumber
- 2 ounces top shelf vodka
- 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- Pinch of celery salt
- Pinch of black pepper
Preparation
Cut juice ingredients, as needed, into pieces that will fit into the chute of your extraction juicer. Juice each item following the manufacturer’s instructions, in the order given. This can also be made with a Vitamix blender if you do not have a juicer—blend all juice ingredients (at the same time) in the blender and strain through a fine mesh strainer to remove or reduce the amount of pulp in the cocktail. Compost or discard pulp.
Pour juice into a tall glass filled with ice, then add vodka, season with Worcestershire, salt and pepper, and stir.
Recipe courtesy of Edible Marin & Wine Country, by Neka Pasquale Lac, founder and president of Urban Remedy. From Recipes for Home, the Edible Communities e-cookbook.
