Lemony Lettuce Drink, Lemony Lettuce and Apple Juice
by Tarla Dalal
Lettuce is not just a salad food! Combined with lemon, this delightful juice is just the thing to revive you from that sinking feeling!
Try this unusual combination of fruits and vegetables for some real health power with a vitamin C and calcium boost in a glass. There are many types of lettuce available. Dark green varieties lend a slightly bitter taste to juices, so use only the lighter green variety of lettuce. It is easier to juice firm leaves rather than softer leaves.
A glass of Lemony Lettuce Drink with a healthy snack like Mini Jowar and Tomato Uttapa , Oats Moong Toast or Chola Dal Dhokla is a great way to start the day off on the right foot.
Lemony Lettuce Drink, Lemony Lettuce and Apple Juice recipe - How to make Lemony Lettuce Drink, Lemony Lettuce and Apple Juice
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 2 small glasses
Hopper Method
3/4 cup roughly chopped lettuce (preferably iceberg)
1 1/2 cups apple cubes (unpeeled and deseeded)
8 big orange segments (deseeded)
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp black salt (sanchal)
crushed ice for serving
Hopper method
- Hopper method
- Add the lettuce leaves, apple cubes and orange segments, a few at a time in the hopper.
- Add the lemon juice and black salt and mix well.
- Add some crushed ice in 2 individual glasses and pour equal quantities of the juice over it.
- Serve immediately.
Juicer method
- Juicer method
- This recipe doesn’t turn out good in a juicer because the texture of ingredients like apple is very hard.
Handy tip:
- Handy tip:
- This recipe makes use of unpeeled fruits and vegetables, hence take care to clean and wash them well before chopping, to get rid of dirt, germs and chemical residues.
| Energy | 84 cal |
| Protein | 1.2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 18.2 g |
| Fiber | 3.5 g |
| Fat | 0.7 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 826.9 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin C | 20.2 mg |
| Folic Acid | 20 mcg |
| Calcium | 39.7 mg |
| Iron | 1.5 mg |
| Magnesium | 20.4 mg |
| Phosphorus | 30.7 mg |
| Sodium | 44 mg |
| Potassium | 93.1 mg |
| Zinc | 0.1 mg |
Lettuce though in small quantities gives flavour and colour to this drink.... lemon juice and black salt really help to perk up the flavour