pulp

[kellybethx3]

Anyone have any good recipes for juice pulp? I hate to throw it all away! :(

[jazzygirl]

I was told to freeze it and use it in my smoothies. I haven't done it yet though. Has anyone here tried that?

[kellybethx3]

I heard of that too. Ive also heard of making crackers, popsicles, and composting. I plan to start a garden so composting is also something i need to learn because i want to be able to do it without a compost bin. Anyone know anything about that also? Haha

[green goddess]

I rehydrate the pulp with enough water so that it will blend in my blender, then dice up tomatoes / cucumber / peppers / avocado and sprinkle some crumbled cashews on top. My raw soup! It's like two meals in one - the delicious juice, then the filling soup!

I think the pulp makes a great soup base; maybe you can experiment with that!

And jazzygirl, freezing the pulp and adding it to smoothies sounds intruiging! If you end up trying it out, let me know what you think of it!

[kellybethx3]

Wow that sounds great! What do yu mean by rehydrate though?

[green goddess]

Wow that sounds great! What do yu mean by rehydrate though?

Rehydrate = adding water to it; reconstituting it. After juicing (actually, lately I've been juicing with my vitamix) the pulp is quite thick and concentrated, so I add water to thin it into more of a soup consistency; usually just enough so that the vitamix will blend it. Straight pulp is too thick! Blech!

[kellybethx3]

oh that makes sense :) thanks!

[jazzygirl]

I rehydrate the pulp with enough water so that it will blend in my blender, then dice up tomatoes / cucumber / peppers / avocado and sprinkle some crumbled cashews on top. My raw soup! It's like two meals in one - the delicious juice, then the filling soup!

I think the pulp makes a great soup base; maybe you can experiment with that!

And jazzygirl, freezing the pulp and adding it to smoothies sounds intruiging! If you end up trying it out, let me know what you think of it!

I'm going to try it this weekend, I'll let you know.

So, regarding your pulp soup.... you just eat it the way you described?

[changeisgood]

On the days I juice with my husband, I put the pulp in with my juice to make a smoothie. I also add my probiotics, etc. And it's delicious ! It yields alot more so it fills me up all morning and into the afternoon.

[kellybethx3]

That's a great idea! I need to get a new blender though /: mines old and doesnt work well with blending anything. but hopefully it would work with that and I'll have to try it out!

[kellybethx3]

Also what do you use for probiotics?

[okorolina40]

i freeze mine and add to smoothies and salsas or other cracker recipes/ pizza crusts/calzones etc.

or I dehydrate it till dry and grind into powder for use again in crackers, soups, or dips.

hope that helps!
Lina

[green goddess]

Jazzygirl: I usually make a 'green caesar', with the juice of tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, and spinach. This yields just under two litres of juice, and I add enough water to the pulp so that it will blend, which makes about 1 litre of soup base. I pour this into a big bowl, and dice up usually cucumber, peppers, avocado, tomatoes... whatever I have that's similar, and add a small handful of cashew pieces.

Now, the pulpy soup itself is quite bland, because all the yummy juice has been removed from it, and the reconstituting water doesn't add any flavour ( :p ). So if the diced veggies don't add enough pizzazz, I'll add a spray of Braggs or figure out something else to add flavour. I haven't tried it yet, but I bet miso would be good!

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions! :)

[jazzygirl]

Also what do you use for probiotics?

I take probiotics in a pill form from GNC, it has done wonders for me but now that I have changed my diet, I probably won't be needing it.

[jazzygirl]

Jazzygirl: I usually make a 'green caesar', with the juice of tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, and spinach. This yields just under two litres of juice, and I add enough water to the pulp so that it will blend, which makes about 1 litre of soup base. I pour this into a big bowl, and dice up usually cucumber, peppers, avocado, tomatoes... whatever I have that's similar, and add a small handful of cashew pieces.

Now, the pulpy soup itself is quite bland, because all the yummy juice has been removed from it, and the reconstituting water doesn't add any flavour ( :p ). So if the diced veggies don't add enough pizzazz, I'll add a spray of Braggs or figure out something else to add flavour. I haven't tried it yet, but I bet miso would be good!

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions! :)

This sounds great... I do have another question though. Do you make the soup from the pulp immediately following the juicing or do you refrigerate the pulp for later?

[kellybethx3]

Thanks everyone! :)

[green goddess]

This sounds great... I do have another question though. Do you make the soup from the pulp immediately following the juicing or do you refrigerate the pulp for later?

Good question!

I'll mix the pulp with water to create the soup base, and put in a glass container in the fridge for later in the day when I want to make the rest of the soup and eat it. If I don't end up using the pulp in the same day, I'll make sure to use it by the next day at the latest; I don't think it would last too long, since it's a processed product!

So I'll usually have the green caesar first thing in the day, then an hour or two later a green smoothie or something, and then a few hours after that have the soup. I actually think the soup might work a little better not being refridgerated (rather have it room-temperature than cold!), but I imagine it would spoil much more quickly if left out of the fridge.

[RawHorizons]

Thought ya might be interested.My Brother took me to a garden show a month or so ago and they did a show on worm composting,was very interesting and the soil after was awesome looking.They used cheap plastic tubs,wooden boxes an one lady was using a recycled kitty litter bin.Pretty neat you can do this all year long,from what they say make it as big or as small as youd like the worms and time is really your only investment.


heres a site that tell you more about it
http://www.savvygardener.com/Features/worm_composting.html