- Carrot base
- Beginner
- Best same day
Nectarine Carrot Lime
A carrot-based juice with fragrant nectarine and lime for a bright summer stone-fruit flavor.
- Yield
- ~9-11 oz
- Prep
- 12 min
- Sweetness
- Med–high
- Drink by
- Same day
- Est. calories
- Included with Founding Lifetime
- Cost to make
- Included with Founding Lifetime
- Make-ahead
- Included with Founding Lifetime
- In season
- Included with Founding Lifetime
Ingredients
1 bottle · ~9-11 ozMethod · In press order
Press it in this order. Here's why.
- 3 medium · scrubbed, trimmed, and cut to fit the chute
Carrot
Firm root baseFirm root base · scrubbed, trimmed, and cut to fit the chute
Carrot gives the soft fruit a firmer pressing partner.
- Press
- Wash all produce. Scrub and trim the carrots, cut them for your juicer, and start with a few carrot pieces.
- Buy
- Firm, smooth roots with vibrant orange color.
- 2 medium · washed and completely pitted; check for hard fragments
Nectarine
Stone-fruit aromaStone-fruit aroma · washed and completely pitted; check for hard fragments
Nectarine adds a fragrant sweet-tart note.
- Press
- Cut the nectarines open and remove both pits completely, checking for fragments. Never put pits through the juicer. Alternate firm-ripe flesh with the remaining carrot pieces.
- Buy
- A fragrant fruit that gives slightly without feeling mushy.
- 1/2 small · peeled
Lime
Citrus finishCitrus finish · peeled
Lime keeps the root-and-fruit blend from tasting flat.
- Press
- Press the peeled lime with the final carrot pieces. Stir before pouring; the juice may settle naturally.
- Buy
- Glossy, thin skin with slight give.
The Week Planner scales these amounts and puts every bottle on one grocery list.
Fix and swap
Didn't come out right? Fix it.
- Too thick
Use firm-ripe nectarines next time. Stir or strain this batch if you prefer a lighter texture.
- Fruit flavor is quiet
Choose fragrant ripe nectarines; bland or underripe fruit will not gain aroma from extra lime.
- Nectarine?
Peach. Gives a similar but softer stone-fruit flavor; remove the pit and check for fragments.
- Lime?
Lemon. Provides a clean citrus edge with a different aroma.
Yield, prep and calorie ranges are rough planning estimates. Calories come from the recipe's produce types, not a lab test, and everything varies with produce size, ripeness and your juicer. How to use these estimates. This website provides general recipe and nutrition education only and is not medical advice. Read the disclaimer.
Ingredients
1 bottle · ~9-11 ozPlan this into a week
Make this bottle one, and we'll plan the rest of your week with one grocery list.
Plan my weekStorage
Use clean equipment and a clean covered bottle. Refrigerate promptly and enjoy the same day for best flavor. This is fresh raw juice, not a shelf-stable drink; discard it if storage history or freshness is questionable. Yield is a produce-size estimate and varies with the fruit and juicer. This website provides general recipe and nutrition education only and is not medical advice.
Serving: Juices can fit well near a balanced meal or snack, especially when the recipe is fruit-forward.
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