A few weeks ago I was at Whole Foods perusing the beautiful produce when fresh turmeric caught my eye. The brown root looks a lot like ginger, but is bright orange inside. Turmeric has been used forever in ayurvedic medicine for its numerous health benefits. I remembered Dr. Oz talking about turmeric tea and turmeric capsules. I love the warmth and bright yellow color it adds to curries and soups. The powdered form is easiest to use, but I couldn't resist buying one of the fresh roots on my shopping trip. But what exactly does one do with fresh turmeric?
Some people chew little pieces of the raw turmeric root. I tried that and wouldn't do it again - yuck. I decided to throw a piece in my juicer and think juicing turmeric may be the tastiest and easiest way to go. This juice gave me a big happy afternoon energy boost better than any latte.
Carrot, Orange, Turmeric Juice RecipeServes 1
2-inch piece of fresh turmeric, peeled with a vegetable peeler
3 large carrots
2 large oranges, peeled
Process all ingredients through a juicer and serve over ice. Recipe can be doubled and kept in a covered container in the refrigerator for a few days.
*sources:
http://turmerichealthbenefits.org
Dr. Oz
More Turmeric Recipes:
Turmeric Juice from Mind Body Green
New Uses for Turmeric from Cooking Light
Indian Spiced Chicken or Vegetable Soup from Spicie Foodie
Dr. Sanjay Gupta's Calming Creamy Turmeric Tea
I love adding tumeric to recipes, especially in powder form since it doesn't have a very strong taste you can't really detect it ;) happy Sunday!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen this! I thought it was ginger when I first saw the photo, but that color, oh my gosh. I am running, not walking, to my nearest Whole Foods to see if I can find some. I never knew turmeric was a root. Great post, Marina!
ReplyDeleteGreat tips Marina! I didn't really know anything about turmeric before this! I like to make smoothies so I could def try this:) oxxoxo H
ReplyDeleteI love love love this so much. Carrot juice is one of my favorites and with turmeric I am sure it so good. I don't have a juicer but I still want to make this somehow. I am going to try a smoothie of sorts and see how that works.
ReplyDeleteI love turmeric, your juice is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOh yum!!! I looks like a beautiful little pick me up!
ReplyDeleteno idea tumeric did all those things. Note to self to try this drink!
ReplyDeleteI love how appetizing this juice looks. I have never thought of adding turmeric to a juicer, going to try this one tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteTurmeric is my new favorite ingredient, it goes into all of my teas lately.
ReplyDeleteGoing to whole foods to buy turmeric. Where can I get an juicer from? Please share if you know
ReplyDeleteHi there, I've had an old juiceman juicer for 10+ years... but they do sell them at Bed Bath & Beyond, Costco, Williams Sonoma, or most any home or kitchen stores.
DeleteI just finished a 3 day juice cleanse last week. Carrots, orange, ginger, turmeric, beets - all those red, orange and warming spices and flavors are the best!
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