Make Carrot Juice

Carrot juice is a nutritious drink and easy to make without a fancy juice machine. Adding orange juice to the juice makes it especially tasteful and a typically Nicaraguan drink.

Steps

 * 1) Place 2 pounds (1 kg) of clean carrots in a blender or food processor. Process until finely chopped or mashed. (One may have to add a small amount of water if the carrots are not very moist.)
 * 2) Pour mixture into a large glass measuring cup and add 2 cups (500 ml) hot water.
 * 3) Let mixture stand for 15 to 30 minutes.
 * 4) Strain the juice into a 2 quart (2 L) pitcher.
 * 5) (optional, but tasty) Add the juice of 2 oranges.
 * 6) (optional) Fill pitcher with water.
 * 7) Serve over ice.

Tips

 * Carrot juice tends to settle quickly, so stir the pitcher before serving.
 * Undiluted pure carrot juice (skipping the optional steps) has a consistency and texture similar to whole milk.

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