Star appeal

Invest in some star appeal at breakfast and you’ll be shining all day long.

Ingredients:

6 kiwifruit, peeled

4 starfruit (carambola)

1 small pineapple, peeled and chopped

Method:

Juice the kiwifruit, starfruit and pineapple 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.

Rough melon

Sometimes only a bit of rough will do.

Ingredients:

800 g (4 cups) chopped watermelon

1 small pineapple, peeled and chopped

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) green seedless grapes

Method:

Juice the watermelon, pineapple and grapes through a juice extractor. Stir to combine. 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. 

Honeydew melon and passion fruit

Lacking passion with your honey? Just prepare, serve and look out.

Ingredients:

1 honeydew melon, peeled, seeded and chopped
6 passion fruit, halved (see Note)

ice cubes, to serve

Method:

Juice the honeydew through a juice extractor. Scoop out the passion fruit pulp and stir through the juice. Chill well. Stir well to combine and serve in a jug with lots of ice. Make 2 medium glasses.

Note: You will need 120 g (4 ½ oz) passion fruit pulp. If the passion fruit are not particularly juicy, you may need to add some canned passion fruit pulp.

Watermelon and kiwi cooler

Even endless summers drift to a close – help them linger with this long, slow cooler.

Ingredients:

1.2 kg (6 cups) chopped watermelon

6 kiwifruits, peeled
ice cubes, to serve

Method:

Juice the watermelon and kiwifruit through a juice extractor. Stir to combine and serve over ice. Make 2 medium 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. 

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.

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.

Strange bird

This bird won’t give you wings but it will help elevate your immune system.

Ingredients:

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) strawberries, hulled

6 kiwifruits, peeled
ice cubes, to serve

Method:

Juice the strawberries and kiwifruit through a juice extractor. Stir to combine and serve over ice. Make 2 small glasses. 

Strawberry, rockmelon and passion fruit juice

Ramp up the passion factor with a zinger of a juice – serve just before bed!

Ingredients:

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) strawberries, hulled
1 small rockmelon (cantaloupe), peeled, seeded and chopped
2 large passion fruit, halved

Method:

Juice the strawberries and rockmelon through a juice extractor. Scoop out the passion fruit pulp and stir through the juice. 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.

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.

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.