Real Recipes From Real Home Cooks ®
SPRING CLEANSE
INGREDIENTS
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1) The classical : lemon/cucumber:
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Mix in a pitcher: 10 cups of water + 1 cucumber and a lemon, thinly sliced + 1/4 cup fresh finely chopped basil leaf + 1/3 of finely chopped fresh mint leaves. Leave in the refrigerator overnight before serving.
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2) The granite: Strawberry/Lime or Raspberry/Lime
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Mix in a pitcher : 10 cups of water + 6 strawberries / 0r Raspberries and one thinly sliced lime + 12 finely chopped fresh mint leaves. Leave in the refrigerator overnight before serving.
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3) The digestive: Fennel/citrus
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First: infuse 1 to 3 grams of dried and crushed fennel in 150 ml of boiling water for 5-10 minutes. Allow to cool.
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Mix in a pitcher: 10 cups of water + lemon juice (put the leftover lemon in the mix) + a small thinly sliced orange + 12 fresh chopped mint leaves + the infusion of fennel seeds. Leave in refrigerator overnight before serving.
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4) The antioxidant: Blackberry/Sage
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Note that a part from the berries, sage leaf is the herb that has the highest antioxidant content.
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Mix in a pitcher : 10 cups of water + 1 cup of blackberries that have been very slightly crushed + 3-4 sage leaves. Leave in refrigerator overnight before serving.
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5) Watermelon: watermelon/Rosemary
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Mix in a pitcher : 10 cups of water + 1 cup of watermelon cut into cubes + 2 rosemary stems. Leave in refrigerator overnight before serving.
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6) The exotic: Pineapple/Mint
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Mix in a pitcher : 10 cups of water + 1 cup of pineapple cut into cubes + 12 fresh mint leaves finely chopped. Leave in the refrigerator overnight before serving.
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7) The traditional : Apple/cinnamon
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Mix in a pitcher : 10 cups of water + 1 cup of apple cut into cubes + 2 cinnamon sticks + 2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon. Leave in the refrigerator overnight before serving.
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8.) The zingibir : Ginger/tea
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In advance: heat 1 teaspoon of ginger in two cups of tea, let it cool down.
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