Grape ape!

Go ape for the grape and get some seriously potent antioxidant action.

Ingredients:

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) red seedless grapes

10 apricots, stones removed

4 pears, stalks removed

3 apples, stalks removed

Method:

Juice the grapes, apricots, pears and apples through a juice extractor. Stir to combine. Make 2 large glasses.

Watermelon, grape and peach juice

The ultimate thirst quencher, watermelon makes a satisfying base for this piquant cooler.

Ingredients:

800 g (4 cups) chopped watermelon

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) green or red seedless grapes

4 peaches, stones removed

1 large passion fruit, halved

Method:

Juice the watermelon, grapes and peaches through a juice extractor. Scoop out the passion fruit pulp and stir through the juice. Make 2 large glasses.

Peach and rockmelon juice

Thick and smooth, this drink gently nudges mind and body into the new day.

Ingredients:

4 peaches

½ rockmelon (cantaloupe), peeled, seeded and chopped

600 ml orange juice

1 tablespoon lime juice

12 ice cubes

Method:

Cut a cross in the base of the peaches. Put them in a heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Leave for 1-2 minutes, then remove with a slotted spoon and plunge into cold water. Remove the skin and stones, and chop the flesh into bite-size pieces. Blend the peaches, rockmelon, orange juice and ice cubes in a blender until smooth. If the juice is too thick, add a little iced water. Stir through the lime juice. Make 2 large glasses. 

Summer orange

An extravaganza of succulent stone fruit, tempered with the refreshing tang of oranges. 

Ingredients:

3 oranges, peeled

5 small plums, stones removed
4 peaches, stones removed
10 apricots, stones removed

Method:

Juice the oranges, plums, peaches and apricots through a juice extractor. Stir to combine. Make 2 large glasses. 

Summer detox

Buff up for the beach with a nutrient-heavy detox draught.

Ingredients:

2 peaches

3 oranges, peeled
250 g (9 oz) strawberries, hulled
300 g (10 ½ oz) red seedless grapes

Method:

Cut a cross in the base of the peaches. Put them in a heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Leave for 1-2 minutes, then remove with a slotted spoon and plunge into cold water. Remove the skin and stones, and chop the flesh. Juice the oranges, strawberries, grapes and peaches through a juice extractor. Stir to combine and serve with long spoons. Make 2 medium glasses. 

Berries and cherries

Mix cherries with berries for a sensory overload and leave it up to the apples to add a note of calm.

Ingredients:

150 g (5 ½ oz) blueberries

200 g (1 cup) cherries, pitted
6 apples, stalks removed
ice cubes, to serve

Method:

Juice the blueberries, cherries and apples through a juice extractor. Stir to combine and serve over ice. Make 2 medium glasses.

Blood orange fruit burst

Transport yourself to Sicily, the home of the best blood oranges, with this deeply flavorsome juice.

Ingredients:

250 g (9 oz) strawberries, hulled

10 apricots, stones removed

250 g (9 oz) lychees, peeled and seeded

375 ml (1 ½ cups) blood orange juice

ice cubes, to serve

Method:

Juice the strawberries, apricots and lychees through a juice extractor. Stir through the blood orange juice and serve over ice. Make 2 large glasses.

Nectarine, grape and strawberry juice

A sweet combination that’s picture perfect for a couple of sweethearts to share.

Ingredients:

6 nectarines, stones removed

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) green grapes

250 g (9 oz) strawberries, hulled

ice cubes, to serve

Method:

Juice the nectarines, grapes and strawberries through a juice extractor. Stir to combine and serve over ice. Make 2 large glasses.

Apple, berry and cherry juice

Apple, berry, cherry… let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start!

Ingredients:

6 apples, stalks removed

150 g (5 ½ oz) raspberries
400 g (2 cups) cherries, pitted

ice cubes, to serve

Method:

Juice the apples, raspberries and cherries through a juice extractor. Stir to combine and serve over ice. Make 2 large glasses.

Cherry, black grape and apple juice

Life’s a bowl of cherries so juice them up and forget about the pits.

Ingredients:

400 g (2 cups) cherries, pitted

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) black or green seedless grapes
6 apples, stalks removed
250 ml (1 cup) cranberry juice

ice cubes, to serve

Method:

Juice the cherries, grapes and apples through a juice extractor. Stir through the cranberry juice and serve over ice. Make 2 large glasses.

Peach, kiwi and apple juice

The sweetest member of the rose family, a fresh peach brings a flush of unadulterated good health to the cheeks.

Ingredients:

4 peaches, stones removed

6 kiwifruit, peeled

3 apples, stalks removed

Method:

Juice the peaches, kiwifruit and apples through a juice extractor. Stir to combine. Make 2 large glasses.

Honeydew punch

Sweet as honey and soft as dew, you know this drink’s just right for you.

Ingredients:

½ honeydew melon, peeled, seeded and chopped

1 green apple, cored

2 oranges, peeled

ice cubes, to serve

Method:

Juice the honeydew, apple and oranges through a juice extractor. Stir to combine and serve over ice. Make 2 small glasses.

Lemon and green apple thirst quencher

This refreshing, slightly tart drink is perfect for a picnic – blend with ice, fill a thermos and quench your thirst all day!

Ingredients:

80 ml (½ cup) lemon juice

6 green apples, stalks removed

mint leaves, to garnish

Method:

Pour the lemon juice into a serving jug. Juice the apples through a juice extractor. Add the apple juice to the lemon juice and stir to combine. Serve garnished with mint leaves. Make 2 medium glasses.

Zippy grape and apple juice

When you’re melting under the summer sun, reverse the trend with this cool concoction.

Ingredients:

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) green seedless grapes

6 apples, stalks removed
1 lemon, peeled
ice cubes, to serve

Method:

Juice the grapes, apples and lemon through a juice extractor. Stir to combine and serve over ice. Make 2 medium glasses.

Note: Freeze the juice in ice-block trays for a refreshing treat.

Raspberry and apple juice

Sweet grannies blend in perfect harmony with ruby rich raspberries.

Ingredients:

150 g (5 ½ oz) raspberries

6 Granny Smith apples, stalks removed

ice cubes, to serve

mint sprigs, to garnish

Method:

Juice the raspberries and apples through a juice extractor. Pour into a jug and chill. Stir to combine and serve over ice, garnished with mint sprigs. Make 2 medium glasses.

Raspberry, pear and grape juice

Like a ruby red stiletto, this is a sharp and sophisticated drop.

Ingredients:

250 g (9 oz) raspberries

4 pears, stalks removed
500 g (1 lb 2 oz) green grapes
ice cubes, to serve

Method:

Juice the raspberries, pears and grapes through a juice extractor. Stir to combine and serve over ice. Make 2 large glasses.

Grapefruit, pear and guava sunrise

Sweet yet light, this is the perfect juice for a particularly delicate morning.

Ingredients:

2 grapefruits, peeled

4 pears, stalks removed

375 ml (1 ½ cups) guava juice
ice cubes, to serve

Method:

Juice the grapefruit and pears through a juice extractor. Stir through the guava juice and serve over ice. Make 2 large glasses.

Pineapple, pear and guava nectar

Drink your way to tropical heaven.

Ingredients:

1 small pineapple, peeled and chopped

4 pears, stalks removed
250 ml (1 cup) guava juice

ice cubes, to serve

Method:

Juice the pineapple and pears through a juice extractor. Stir through the guava juice and serve over ice. Make 2 large glasses.

Note: For a smoother juice, try cutting out the woody heart of the pineapple.

Morning blended fruit juice

If it’s all been a bit of a blur so far, let this tangy blend set you straight.

Ingredients:

½ pineapple, peeled and chopped

1 large pear, stalk removed

1 banana, chopped

40 g (1 ½ oz) chopped pawpaw or papaya
375 ml (1 ½ cups) orange juice

Method:

Blend the pineapple, pear, banana, pawpaw or papaya and orange juice in a blender until smooth. Make 4 medium glasses.

Perfumed nectarine

Let exquisitely perfumed lychees clear out a fuzzy morning head.

Ingredients:

6 large nectarines, stones removed

4 peaches, stones removed
250 g (9 oz) lychees, peeled and seeded

Method:

Juice the nectarines, peaches and lychees through a juice extractor. Stir to combine. Make 2 large glasses.