Basil? We Can Juice That!

Juicing fresh basil?  It sounded crazy, but this experiment really paid off.  I had a bunch of leftover basil, and thought it would pair well with peaches and blackberries.  The basil added a pungent, spicy depth of flavor to this summer fruit juice.  

I always add greens to my fruit juices to hide extra nutrients.  I used spinach for this one.  Apples help push the greens through the juicer.  A bit of lemon juice kicked up the flavors even further.   

To prep:
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Peaches - rinse; cut in half and remove pits
Blackberries - rinse
Lemons - cut in quarters; remove yellow peel
Basil - rinse; use entire stems with attached leaves 
Spinach - rinse
Apples - rinse; cut in quarters

Basil-Blackberry-Peach Juice Recipe

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~12 peaches

~1.5 c. blackberries

2 lemons

1-1.5 c. fresh basil

~4 c. fresh spinach

~6 apples (I used Pink Lady)

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Run the peaches, blackberries, and lemon flesh through a juicer.  Then add small handfuls of basil and spinach, each followed by a piece of apple.

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Makes a little under 80 oz.

Complex, refreshing, and tasty!