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. 

Kiwi, honeydew and lemon juice

The sweetest and gentlest of the melons, honeydew is the perfect companion to tart and tangy lemon juice.

Ingredients:

6 kiwifruits, peeled

1 honeydew melon, peeled, seeded and chopped
1 lemon, peeled

Method:

Juice the kiwifruit, honeydew and lemon through a juice extractor. Stir to combine. Make 2 medium 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. 

Tropical slurp

This smooth, thick drink has style and substance – it can’t help but be good for you.

Ingredients:

1 small pineapple, peeled and chopped

3 oranges, peeled
1 large banana, chopped

1 mango, peeled, stone removed and chopped
ice cubes, to serve

Method:

Juice the pineapple and oranges through a juice extractor. Transfer to a blender with the banana and mango and blend until smooth. Serve over ice. Make 2 medium glasses. 

Pink pom pom

A froufrou fancy for a girly afternoon.

Ingredients:

4 pink grapefruit, peeled

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) black seedless grapes
3 large passion fruit, halved
1 teaspoon pomegranate syrup

honey, to taste

ice cubes, to serve

Method:

Juice the grapefruit and grapes through a juice extractor. Scoop out the passion fruit pulp and stir through the juice, along with the pomegranate syrup and honey. Serve over ice. Make 2 large glasses.

Pine lime burst

Burst onto the scene with this feel-good golden blast.

Ingredients:

1 pineapple, peeled and chopped

2 limes, peeled

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) strawberries, hulled

Method:

Juice the pineapple, limes and strawberries through a juice extractor. Stir to combine. Make 2 medium glasses.

Orange tropical blossom

Serve this divine juice with a frangipani peeking coyly over the edge.

Ingredients:

4 oranges

1 mango, peeled, stone removed and chopped

½ small papaya, peeled, seeded and chopped

1 ½ teaspoon orange flower water

ice cubes, to serve

Method:

Juice the oranges in a citrus press. Blend the orange juice, mango, papaya and orange flower water in a blender until smooth. Serve over ice. Make 2 medium glasses.

Kiwi, grape and orange juice

An excellent antioxidant. Turn to this drink when you’ve been hitting the other grape juice a little too hard.

Ingredients:

6 kiwifruits, peeled

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) green seedless grapes
3 oranges, peeled
1 large passion fruit, halved

Method:

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

Green and gold

As green as the hills, as gold as the sun – surely a natural choice.

Ingredients:

250 g (9 oz) green seedless grapes

6 oranges, peeled

2 lemons, peeled

1 teaspoon honey

Method:

Juice the grapes, oranges and lemons through a juice extractor. Stir through the honey. Make 2 large glasses.

Citrus string

Take the sting out of an early start with this totally citrus antidote.

Ingredients:

2 limes                                  3 grapefruits

6 oranges                              honey, to taste

Method:

Juice the limes, grapefruit and oranges in a citrus press. Stir through the honey. Make 4 large 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.

Papaya, rockmelon and strawberry juice

For a sunrise special, juice the strawberries separately then stir them through in a loose crimson swirl.

Ingredients:

1 papaya, peeled and seeded

1 rockmelon (cantaloupe), peeled, seeded and chopped
500 g (1 lb 2 oz) strawberries, hulled

2 limes, peeled

ice cubes, to serve

Method:

Juice the papaya, rockmelon, strawberries and limes through a juice extractor. Stir to combine and serve over ice. Make 2 medium glasses.

Think pink

With vitamin C - rich guava, this little baby will have you back in the pink.

Ingredients:

3 pink grapefruit, peeled

250 g (9 oz) strawberries, hulled

375 ml (1 ½ cups) guava juice

ice cubes, to serve

Method:

Juice the grapefruit and strawberries through a juice extractor. Stir through the guava juice and serve over ice. 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.

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.

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.