Make Sangria Juice

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Get seasonal with Sangria

Description

Yes it is that time of year when families and friends start to gather together and celebrate life. To help you enjoy the festival season I have created a juice variation of the Spanish classic Sangria.

Sangria is an alcoholic beverage from Spain. A punch traditionally consisting of red wine and chopped fruit.

This is my juice version but you can also add 2 parts red wine to 1 part juice or mix 1 part mineral water to 1 part juice and add some chopped fruits to make a non-alcoholic punch.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup red grapes

  • 1 cup cherries

  • 1x pomegranate

  • 1x orange

  • 1/2 a lime

  • 1/2 a lemon

Juicing Time:   2 mins

Juice Qty:  600ml

Tip: The skin of a ripe pomegranate is dark red. The darker and deeper the colour, the sweeter your fruit will be. It will also feel heavy indicating it is full of seeds and juice.

Preparation

Grapes (30 sec)

  • Remove each individual grape from the stem

  • Juice handfuls at a time

Cherries (1 min)

  • Remove the stems

  • Press the whole fruit with the blade of a large chef knife until fruit splits

  • Remove the seed (very important)

Pomegranate (30 sec)

  • Thinly slice the outer red skin

  • Cut into quarters to fit in the wide chute

Oranges (20 sec)

  • Remove the outside orange skin leaving as much white pith as possible

  • Juice whole or cut in half if too big to fit into the wide chute

Lime (20 sec)

  • Cut the whole lime in half

  • Thinly slice off the outer skin

Lemon (10 sec)

  • Cut whole lemon in half

  • Cut off any hard, pointed ends

  • Cut into slices to release more flavour

Method

I started with the pomegranate quarters. Feed each quarter one at a time letting the juicer press the seeds through.

Next add the grapes and cherries one handful at a time.

Add the lime followed by the orange and let the juicer press all the flesh through.

Finish with the lemon slices.

Health Benefits

Pomegranate provides powerful nutrients for people with heavy plaque buildup in the arteries. The juice helps reduce the plaque as well as substantially benefiting several important blood parameters.

Pomegranate juice significantly reduces ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) activity, helping lower blood pressure, preventing heart disease and reducing the risk of stroke.

They also have a high polyphenol content along with red wine, red grape juice and orange juice which may improve digestion, brain function, and blood sugar levels, as well as protect against blood clots, heart disease, and certain cancers.

Cherries help to stimulate collagen production, relive joint pain, puts insomnia to bed and gets gout out.

Cherries contain flavonoids, fibre, potassium and traces of vitamins A. Cherries also contain a mighty cancer chemical called perillyl alcohol that has been shown to inhibit tumors.

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