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Singapore Summer juice

Singapore Summer Juice

One of the joys of living in Singapore is the perpetual summer, and the abundance of tropical fruits. This juice was the perfect accompaniment to browsing through a Singapore guidebook to find our weekend excursion destination.

Ingredients

  • 3 carrots (whole, unpeeled, washed)
  • 1 guava (whole, unpeeled, washed)
  • 1 pineapple
  • 1 lime (whole, washed)
  • 2 red apples (whole, unpeeled, washed)
  • Centrifugal or slow juicer machine

Directions

  1. Cut off the top and bottom of the pineapple. Cut off the tough exterior, and cut the pineapple into quarters so that it fits into the juicer tube.
  2. Wash the skins of the other fruits, and cut them only if required to fit into your juicer tube.
  3. For a centrifugal juicer, turn the juicer to speed 1 (slowest speed). Juice the pineapple, apples and guava.
  4. Turn the juicer up to speed 2 (fastest speed). Juice the carrots and lime. 
  5. Turn off the juicer. Stir the juice to combine the fruits.
  6. Serve over ice straight after juicing. Including the lime ensures that the apples will not turn brown quickly, so it will keep for a few hours if you prefer, but it never lasts that long in our house.

Music to go with it…
Listen on Spotify: Gregory Isaacs – Night Nurse

 

 

 

 

Cucumber cooler

Cucumber cooler

This is a super simple drink, that needs very little by way of equipment to make it – just a blender and a sieve. Perfect for a hot summers day.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cucumber (skin and all)
  • 1/4 lemon (skin and all)
  • 15 mint leaves
  • 2 glasses pure water

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients into a blender. Do not worry about peeling the lemon or the cucumber, just put them in skin and all.
  2. Blend on a high speed for around 2 minutes until you have a bright green drink.
  3. Strain the juice through a sieve into a serving jug.
  4. Serve over ice.

Music to go with it…
Listen on Spotify: Sola Rosa – Get it together