Juice it! 3 easy recipes using local produce from the Market at Pepper Place
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Let’s just say I haven’t been getting my five servings of fruits and veggies a day lately. This week, I decided it was time to change things up. So I headed to the Market at Pepper Place to stock up on ingredients for fresh juice.
I didn’t go full “juice cleanse,” but I did swap out a fresh juice for a meal a day throughout the week. It was tasty, I noticed less bloat, and my tastebuds got a much-needed recalibration. Afterward I found myself naturally going for fruits and veggies over potato chips and bread.
For my juice ingredients, I visited booths for Mt. Laurel Farm, Petals from the Past, Calvert Farms, Owls Hollow Farm, Henke Farms and Iron City Organics at the Market at Pepper Place on Saturday. Those are just a handful of the many local growers you’ll find at the Market.
Juice Vendors At The Market At Pepper Place
If you’re not a DIY type, the Market at Pepper Place is still the place to get your fresh juice fix. The guys at The Fresh Squeeze and Sprout & Pour will be happy to hook you up. Their farm-to-bottle local juice concoctions might just inspire you to pull out your home juicer after all. Find out what vendors are scheduled for each Saturday at The Market here.
Related: Check out Birmingham’s juice trend.
Juice Recipes
Here are a few recipes I tried this week, but I encourage you to get creative. Do you see a juice recipe you want to try that calls for grapes? Substitute local muscadines. Want to add fresh sprouts for a nutritional boost? Visit the Iron City Organics booth, and pick up some pea shoots.
Green Machine
Ingredients
- 2 sweet-tart apples I used the variety Jonagold
- 3 celery stalks* leaves removed
- 1 large cucumber or 2 small
- 8 leaves kale
- 1 handful of pea shoots I used 1/4 container from Iron City Organics
- 1/2 Meyer lemon* peeled
- 1 1-inch piece fresh ginger*
Instructions
- Process ingredients in a juicer according to manufacturer's instructions.
- *I purchased celery, lemon and ginger from a store. Chickamauga Farm will sell fresh citrus, including lemons, Meyer lemons and satsumas, at the Market at Pepper Place from late November through early December. You can purchase celery from Mountain Sun Farm at the Market when in season and available.
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You Beet Me To It
Ingredients
- 2 beets
- 1 carrot
- 1 big handful of arugula
- 1 handful of pea shoots I used 1/4 container from Iron City Organics
- 3 satsumas* peeled (or 2 oranges)
- 1 Meyer lemon* peeled
- 1 1-inch piece fresh ginger* (optional)
Instructions
- Process ingredients in a juicer according to manufacturer's instructions.
- *I purchased citrus and ginger from a store. Chickamauga Farm will sell fresh citrus, including lemons, Meyer lemons and satsumas, at the Market at Pepper Place from late November through early December.
Notes
Harvest Juice
Ingredients
- 6 muscadines
- 3 stalks celery*
- 2 sweet-tart apples (I used the variety Jonagold)
- 2 pears
- 1 sweet potato, about 5 inches long
- 1 big handful of arugula
Directions
- Process ingredients in a juicer according to manufacturer’s instructions. *I purchased celery from a store. You can purchase celery from Mountain Sun Farm at the Market at Pepper Place when in season and available.
Juice Notes
If you don’t own a juicer, you can try a blender to make juice with the produce you get from Market at Pepper Place. Add some water to help get the blades going (check manufacturer’s instructions).
Blending creates a smoothie, not a juice. You can strain the juice through a fine wire mesh strainer or cheesecloth over a bowl to remove pulp.
What are some of your favorite juice recipes using local Alabama produce? Let me know at terri@bhamnow.com.
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